lose favor

idiom

: to become unpopular : to lose support
Her theories have lost favor.

Examples of lose favor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And like fringe ideas, even a scientific consensus can lose favor. Jennifer Walter, Discover Magazine, 14 May 2021 Forsyth predicted poaching would lose favor in south Louisiana as animal rights became more prominent and food assistance became more available. Sara Sneath | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 6 Sep. 2020

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“Lose favor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20favor. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

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