How to Use lost on in a Sentence
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This hypocrisy was not lost on me.
—Brittany Pettersen, Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2026
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That stat is not lost on the new chief.
—Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
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If there’s a joke here, it’s lost on him.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
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That feat isn’t lost on Watchorn.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 21 Jan. 2026
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These stakes aren’t lost on the C-suite.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
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And those trends aren’t lost on Roan’s fans.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2025
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That is something that is not lost on me.
—Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
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The logic is not lost on the rank and file.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
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The irony was not lost on some observers.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026
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Four service games with two points lost on serve.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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It’s not lost on them that this is their final phase.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 28 Aug. 2025
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Yet, this was lost on so many of the men asking her out.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
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That echo wasn’t lost on the Kremlin.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
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It’s not lost on me that the two cheaters in the group are the ones who get killed.
—Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 31 Oct. 2024
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But that’s not lost on the Chiefs, either.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2025
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The irony of this was not lost on his family.
—Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2025
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It is not lost on me that wildfires have razed much of the city this past week.
—Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 17 Jan. 2025
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It is not lost on me that there are clusters of people.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
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The lesson was lost on the investors that day.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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If this is meant to be humorous, the joke is lost on me.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
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But the human side of the game should never be lost on any of us.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
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It’s not lost on me, my good fortune in choosing friends.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
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What’s saved on audit bills is lost on the trading floor.
—Richard Torrenzano, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
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So it’s not lost on my colleagues, either.
—Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
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That reverence isn’t lost on the brand.
—Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2026
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It’s not lost on him how big of a sacrifice the sport has been for them.
—Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2026
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It's not lost on me the number of priests who died at Nazi death camps.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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There is an irony in the arc of Rensch’s life that is not lost on him.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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The new Wild West isn’t lost on its members.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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The timing isn't lost on anyone.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 27 Jan. 2026
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