Examples of 'was lost' in a sentence

Meaning of "was lost"

This phrase is used to express the past tense of losing something or someone. It implies that the subject no longer possesses or has misplaced the item or person in question, and potentially indicates a sense of frustration or regret

How to use "was lost" in a sentence

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was lost
A girl who was lost or fell into a well.
The final chapter he had written was lost.
Once he was lost in a snowstorm for a whole week.
Part of his formula was lost in the blast.
She was lost in a fever of pain and pleasure.
Someone whose life was lost because of that.
It was lost in the background light and noise.
Maybe the mail was lost by enemy action.
I was lost all weekend without my credit cards.
Visual contact was lost a short time later.
Was lost to the world many years ago.
A batch of data was lost and needed to be recreated.
Was lost in my growing admiration for her efficiency.
The little boy was lost in the forest.
He was lost for the remainder of the series.

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Half of our supply was lost in the fire.
Contact was lost temporarily owing to poor visibility.
Well your meatloaf was lost in the great.
I once was lost and it was so hard to find myself.
Tourism was severely affected as the season was lost.
This war was lost from the start.
He knew now that all hope was lost.
The man was lost sight of in the crowd.
But with the war everything was lost.
The plane was lost sight of in the clouds.
The beauty of this moment was lost on you.
This line was lost in a lacuna of the papyrus.
Bobby was a good young man but he was lost.
But it was lost when the thunder cried.
I never imagined that was how she was lost.
Brick was lost at sea about a year ago.
You must see what was lost here.
It was lost three years after the launch.
Our mutagen supply was lost in the explosion.
He was lost if he could not cheat in a small way.
The marine who was lost in the bombing.
It was lost for centuries but now we have it.
Maybe something was lost along the way.
I was lost in there for like a half an hour.
A voice that was lost all those years.
I was lost in the wood and he gave me shelter.
Everything that was mine was lost to me except my journal.
She was lost half of his finger.
But somehow in this case that was lost.
But nothing was lost from the original.
The complainant alleged that impartiality was lost.
Looks like he was lost after he killed her.
They were selling product you say was lost.
My sister was lost three years ago.
Almost the entire new harvest was lost.

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