How to Use lose everything in a Sentence

lose everything

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  • Dunk could lose everything, though at this point the reward outweighs the risk.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • People who come into money get used to being well-off, and people who lose everything get used to that.
    Llewellyn King, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The story explores how the characters navigate the emotional scars left by the war — and could lose everything, in the process.
    Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • The film pieces together everyday lives transformed by war—those who flee, those who lose everything, and those who stay to resist and fight—tracing both the instinct to survive and the need for closeness.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Waking up to hope on a ‘heavy’ day Brooke Lohman-Janz, 38, didn’t need to lose everything in the fire to appreciate her hometown.
    David Wilson, Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Sun has found comfort and satisfaction in his work as a novelist and florist after a difficult childhood in the entertainment industry, while Sung is driven to reach the highest echelons of career success as a team leader at Feel Entertainment, having seen her wealthy family lose everything.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025

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