I've lost my passport.
She's always losing her car keys.
I think that I lost my ring. (Key English Test; A2; Portuguese)
Many people will lose their jobs if the comapny goes out of business.
He lost his leg in a car accident.
She lost her mother last year.
Actually, I lost my job last week. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Chinese)
If we lose this game, we're out of the championship.
They're losing 3-1.
They lost to the Blue Jays.
Everyone hates losing an argument.
They hadn't lost an election in fifteen years.
We were in the final, but we lost it. (Preliminary English Test; B1; German)
I'm trying to lose weight.
He's losing his hair.
She lost a lot of blood in the accident.
to lose your memory/sight
I want to borrow your bicycle becau[s]e I am getting fat and I need it to do some training to lose weight. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Arabic)
Millions of young men lost their lives in the war.
A man who ha[s] experience after a lot of years driving [is less likely] to lose his life in an accident than another new driver. (First Certificate in English; B2; Greek)
I'm rapidly losing interest in the whole subject.
He kept on yelling and I lost my patience.
Moreover the microphone suddenly wouldn't work anymore, and even though I desperately tried to speak up, people began to lose interest in both my speech and me and simply started to talk to each other instead. (First Certificate in English; B2; Danish)
When I feel like I'm about to lose my temper, I just leave the room.
Yesterday, I must confess, I lost my temper with my son. (First Certificate in English; B2; Portuguese)
Four million hours at work were lost last year through stress-related illnesses.
We lost valuable time stuck in traffic.
Because of illness, she lost the chance for a place on the team.
You lose a lot of time when you have to find a place to park. (First Certificate in English; B2; Spanish)
We lost touch over the years.
Without a computer and a telephone, I c[a]n't contact her easily and I may lose touch with her. (First Certificate in English; B2; Japanese)
I've lost track of how much we've spent.
And, do you remember the time we went for a walk and lost track of time? (First Certificate in English; B2; Portuguese)
She had a bad cold and was losing her voice.
I immediately became agitated and at the precise moment of my speech I lost my voice completely. (First Certificate in English; B2; Italian)
He lost a lot of money when he sold his house.
Her company lost over $3 million last year.
The reported information about the income was completely wrong; in fact, the target figure we had set has been fully reached and this obviously means that the hospital didn't lose any money. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Italian)
He lost his balance and fell down the stairs.
The most exciting part was when we accidently hit a rock and I lost my balance and fell into the cold water. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Greek)
I saw the fire and I lost my head.
She has never lost her head in dangerous s[i]tuations and she always knows what to do. (Certificate in Advanced English; C1; Polish)
She had to find a way to accept defeat without losing face.
However, many popular people like Pierce Brosnan managed to keep their lives out of the press and yet be present to meet public demand without losing face. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; German)
She lost her cool and started shouting.
I've lost count of how many of times she's been late.
I lost count [of] how often I heard this sentence when I used to work for a drug company. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Dutch)
We mustn't lose sight of the original aims of this project.
Little do we realize that in the process we lose sight of the fundamentals, which in this case is the protection of our environment. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Greek)
I know she's angry with me, but I'm not losing any sleep over it.
[There] was just one house, a magnificent mansion behind a high fence, that bothered me a bit. No one from there came to meet me. But in the hassle of the first few weeks I was simply too busy to lose any sleep over it. (Certificate of Proficiency in English; C2; Polish)