lose ground

phrase

: to suffer loss or disadvantage : fail to advance or improve

Examples of lose ground in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Prices continue to rise faster than workers’ pay, meaning Americans’ earnings are losing ground to the cost of living. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026

The president’s party almost always loses ground in midterms, but Trump’s policies in the past two years — from tariffs, cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, as well as Iran — offered few promising angles for reversing that curse. — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2026

This year, though, Brown lost ground among voters ages 65 and older compared with 2024. — Elizabeth Schreier, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

EchoStar shares rose 4% in early trading Monday, with AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile stocks all losing ground. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1712, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lose ground

• aboveground
• battleground
• belowground
• paperbound
• turnaround
• ultrasound
• underground
• wraparound
• abound
• aground
• around
• astound