lose oneself
idiom
: to give all of one's attention or thought to something
He lost himself in his work.
a musician who completely loses herself in the music
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What results is a nuanced reevaluation of the complicated desire to lose oneself in a story.
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Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
To watch a period romance or pick up a novel is to lose oneself in a world of silk ball gowns and walled gardens.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 31 July 2022
What pleasure to cook for beloveds but not lose oneself in the process.
—Cj Hauser, Bon Appétit, 6 July 2022
Immediately, Russo posits the thesis of his film: To understand La Paz is to lose oneself in its chaos, in those traffic jams and crowded markets, in its mass protests and its bustling streets.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 21 Nov. 2021
Both were entranced by the pageantry of the con: the brightly colored, elaborate, multi-hundred-dollar costumes; the ability to lose oneself entirely in a character.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2021
There is a grace in learning, like Noah, to lose oneself in stranger-Communities.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
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Kristen Martin, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
To watch a period romance or pick up a novel is to lose oneself in a world of silk ball gowns and walled gardens.
—Aj Willingham, CNN, 31 July 2022
What pleasure to cook for beloveds but not lose oneself in the process.
—Cj Hauser, Bon Appétit, 6 July 2022
Immediately, Russo posits the thesis of his film: To understand La Paz is to lose oneself in its chaos, in those traffic jams and crowded markets, in its mass protests and its bustling streets.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 21 Nov. 2021
Both were entranced by the pageantry of the con: the brightly colored, elaborate, multi-hundred-dollar costumes; the ability to lose oneself entirely in a character.
—Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2021
There is a grace in learning, like Noah, to lose oneself in stranger-Communities.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
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“Lose oneself.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20oneself. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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