lost and found
noun
plural lost and founds
: a repository for items that have been lost by their owners
The lost and found in my high school had been a locked closet adjacent to the front office for which a secretary had the key.—
Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol OatesExamples of lost and found in a Sentence
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There was a girl there, Sister Mary, [who] looked both lost and found.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 8 Apr. 2024
But the eight-piece Folger ensemble also managed to capture some of the electric energy between these seemingly disparate musical histories — connections lost and found in translation.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Footprint Center lost and found Contact a Footprint Center staff member for assistance.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
The ballad taps into the way life can seem like a cycle of feeling lost and found.
—Craig Seymour, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
Like Rasika, Joe’s has seen its youngest diners lost and found.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
The pun is irresistible: this cat, both lost and found—a version of the creature, dead and alive, in Schrödinger’s quantum thought experiment—transforms verse into multiverse.
—Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
The incredible story of how the ship was lost and found can finally be told in full.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 24 May 2023
Services range from dog licensing, spay and neuter, behavior and training assistance, including a free Behavior Helpline to a community pet pantry, and lost and found.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 8 Apr. 2024
But the eight-piece Folger ensemble also managed to capture some of the electric energy between these seemingly disparate musical histories — connections lost and found in translation.
—Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Footprint Center lost and found Contact a Footprint Center staff member for assistance.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024
The ballad taps into the way life can seem like a cycle of feeling lost and found.
—Craig Seymour, Rolling Stone, 5 Dec. 2023
Like Rasika, Joe’s has seen its youngest diners lost and found.
—Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
The pun is irresistible: this cat, both lost and found—a version of the creature, dead and alive, in Schrödinger’s quantum thought experiment—transforms verse into multiverse.
—Kamran Javadizadeh, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
The incredible story of how the ship was lost and found can finally be told in full.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 24 May 2023
Services range from dog licensing, spay and neuter, behavior and training assistance, including a free Behavior Helpline to a community pet pantry, and lost and found.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2023
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