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losing

adjective as in said of one who loses

adjective as in said of an activity in which one must lose

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Example Sentences

She had been, he says, the backbone of their family and losing her shifted their entire emotional landscape.

But there's a ton of value for me in my background and my history, and losing it would be a shame.

Duke kept running for offices and losing by ever-greater margins.

In fact, Clark fell back first from her blows, losing his cap, tie, and badge in the melee.

“Mona Iraqi is responsible for 25 families losing their lives,” he said, speaking figuratively.

Big Reginald took their lives at pool, and pocketed their half-crowns in an easy genial way, which almost made losing a pleasure.

Say, old-timer, is it right about Mac losing his stripes and getting thirty days in the cooler?

Now, there was nothing strange about that, because Mr. Crow was always losing his temper.

The next day Porter was caught at Stockton and completely routed, losing nearly a hundred men.

Even Konnel had a small pile before him, although he seemed to be losing some of Lilac's attention to Meadows.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to losing, such as: defeated, falling, unsuccessful, doomed, failing, and ruined.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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