How to Use lost in a Sentence

lost

adjective

• Many have tried to find the ruins of the lost city.
• We took a wrong turn and got lost.
• He was looking for his lost keys.
• Hold my hand. I don't want you to get lost.
• He has been trying to recapture his lost youth.
• The original music is lost to us forever.
• The lost game is now playable online.
  — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
• There’s the short answer to a lost decade.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2026
• Right now, there's no way to restore lost sight.
  — Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2025
• Three won, but three lost, and three more retired.
  — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
• So, for those lamenting the lost draft picks, get over it.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
• Watch this video for what to do when your pet is lost or find a lost pet.
  — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
• This was a game straight out of the lost 1990s.
  — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
• Those names all picked up some lost ground on Monday, though.
  — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
• The Lost Boys look more lost than ever.
  — Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2026
• There were more than a dozen messages, each a time capsule from a lost life.
  — Safak Timur Emin Ozmen, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
• Four plays for 3 yards on that drive after the lost fumble.
  — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 12 Oct. 2025
• The Bucks are nearing the end of a lost season.
  — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
• Give me raiders of the lost past, any day, and forgive them their lack of footnotes.
  — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026
• On a busy day like July 4, one shack might see two dozen lost kids.
  — Curbed Editors, Curbed, 23 June 2026
• There's danger along the way, as she'll be forced to battle her way to the lost rebel.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
• And the one that didn't result in a punt ended in a lost fumble.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2023
• Sarah felt quite lost and unclear and ambiguous in a way.
  — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Dec. 2025
• Stores will be able to make up some — but not all — of the lost business after this week.
  — David Moin, Footwear News, 26 Jan. 2026
• For Morris, the pause means a lost paycheck.
  — Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
• Could either take the story of a lost movie and spin it even bigger?
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 June 2026
• When the chips were stacked against him Sunday, Wentz looked lost.
  — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
• So the book paints a portrait of a lost world, full of energy and ideas.
  — Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
• How about those charming long lines and that mountain of lost luggage?
  — Forbeslife forbes Staff, Forbes, 5 May 2023
• That is a lot of development time missed and a lot of lost ground to make up.
  — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2026