How to Use at a loss in a Sentence

at a loss

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  • Schools operating at a loss for multiple years could be at risk of closure.
    Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026
  • The agency has operated at a loss over the past decade, the commission said.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • The agency has operated at a loss over the past decade, the commission said.
    Mike Snider, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Fox was at a loss for words while speaking to the NBC Sports broadcast after the win.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • So what would Mark Twain—a man never at a loss for opinions—make of America on the 250th anniversary of its birth?
    Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • The first version stumbled spectacularly—employees persuaded it to stock novelty tungsten cubes and sell them at a loss—but later iterations became considerably more competent.
    Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Jeff Lenard, a spokesman for the National Association of Convenience Stores, said Freedom Fuel’s rock bottom promotional price meant the chain was likely selling the gas at a loss.
    Brian Slodysko, Fortune, 20 July 2026

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