How to Use "Lose" with Example Sentences

lose (v): to be unable to find something; to fail to hold onto something; to be defeated

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Used with verbs:

"The company is going to lose everything."
(be + going to, be + likely, stands)

"You have nothing to lose."
(have)

"She began to lose her influence in the company."
(began, cannot afford)

"He doesn't want to lose her."
(want)

"They deserved to lose the game."
(deserved, expected)

"No one likes to lose."
(likes, wants)

Used with prepositions:

"We lost against our rival school."
(against, to)

"They lost by five points."
(by)