How To Use Lose In A Sentence

When the new foods that came from the Americas - peppers, summer squash and especially tomatoes - took hold in the region, a number of closely related dishes were born, including what we call ratatouille - and a man from La Mancha calls pisto, an Ikarian Greek calls soufiko and a Turk calls turlu. NYT > Home Page
She tore her eyes from them for a moment to spy the bodhrán player in the tree, tapping out her rhythm with her eyes closed, not noticing the spy amongst them.
It might as well be closed, because in many American hospitals you're simply shooed from the windowsill after you've been nursed back to health (usually in 72 hours or less), and you're expected to "fly" on your own. Mark Lachs, M.D.: Care Transitions: The Hazards of Going In and Coming Out of the Hospital
If there was any hope of holding on to even a shred of her dwindling self-respect, she should do exactly what she knew Margo would do—close the laptop, take her de-scrunchied, perfumed, and nearly thonged self down to the nearest club, pick up the first passably good-looking stranger who asked her to dance, and bring him back to the apartment for some safe but anonymous sex. Goodnight Tweetheart
The baby grows fine hair, fingernails and teeth, and the eyes open and close.

Only a few people close to me have had anything happen. Everyday Violence
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. Mahatma Gandhi
Close beside me stood my excellent friend Griffiths, the jolly hosteler, of whom I take the present opportunity of saying a few words, though I dare say he has been frequently described before, and by far better pens. The Bible in Spain
Well, my boy Joey is eight years old, and he's a foul-mouthed dumb-ass little loser just like his father.
The authors of the second paper admit that â€œother variables … influence the binding avidity (preference), such as type of SA (sialic acid of the receptor site) and glycosylation and sialylation of the hemagglutinin close to the receptor binding site. â€ These factors all vary obviously and there are other variables in the equation as well including the status of specific areas of the immune system. Think Progress » An Inconvenient Truth and An Intolerable Summer
I often position an athlete in front of a mirror that has grid lines on it, ask them to close their eyes and stand up straight. Muscle Management
So there is mounting concern at the top of government about how close to meltdown the prison system is. The Sun
He adjusts the focus of the Carl Zeiss 120 mm macro lens, which allows him to work very close up.
When the Mexican chair of the meeting declared the talks formally closed there were whoops of delight from the African delegates.
The rounded flakes, with less surface area to reflect light, lose brilliance.
The time it takes to start or stop a stopwatch is the same amount of time it would take for someone driving under the influence to lose control of their vehicle, about seven tenths of a second. News/local from www.dailyamerican.com
It also emerged on Tuesday that actress Sienna Miller had obtained a court ruling ordering phone operator Vodafone to disclose data relating to other users - so-called third party disclosure.
Get an up close insight on the early song writing technics that produced several timeless Lynyrd Skynyrd Albums. Ronnie Van Zant Speaks « Lynyrd Skynyrd Dixie
Still, for the medium term, either the government needs to scutinize refinery activity much more closely, adopt new regulatory authority and aggressively enforce antitrust laws, or it must intervene to deconcentrate the market. Robert Weissman: What To Do About the Price of Oil
The stamp duty surcharge also meant buyers tried to close deals quickly. Times, Sunday Times
However, I took the risk of putting a hand close to a yowling muzzle and was greeted with a cold nose and a non-committal snuffle before the full-on baying started again.
A fellow council worker, who had just got out of the vehicle and was standing close at the time of the impact, suffered serious injuries.
Both were well known in this close-knit community and deepest sympathy is extended to their families.
Along the rural lanes beyond Arambol, old farmhouses are enclosed in latticed palm shade.
They point out that, for customers, obsoleting an investment is not an ‘escape’ but a ‘closed door.’
We will be watching them very closely as we value our green open land and believe this could be phase two of the development.
It's an evolutionary trick to distract the pursuer, much as lizards lose their tails.
You can stoke his silicon chest and pinch his squeezable bum - it may be the closest you ever get to doing it.
Close to the mangroves a big hawksbill turtle surfaced then lay motionless in the sunshine, no doubt sunbathing.
This species is also closely associated with colonies of various seabirds and marine mammals; it feeds among birds and seals and has been considered a commensal of those colonial animals.
It's the closest part he's ever played to his real self, but the fact that he played it kind of nelly was a big risk. A Pirate's Life
RHP Brandon Lyon parlayed his surprising spring performance into the opening day closer job, supplanting RHP Greg Aquino.
Cayenne pepper, which easily loses its red colour, was tinted with cinnabar, an extremely poisonous mercury compound.
Probation officers were supposed to have been keeping a close watch on him. The Sun
Finding the swiftest pursuer close upon his heels, he threw off, first his blanket, then his silver-laced coat and belt of peag, by which his enemies knew him to be Canonchet, and redoubled the eagerness of pursuit. The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon
A family law barrister close to the Crikey crew advises that many men attempt to talk down their earning capacity when they are negotiating settlements with former wives.
There are three degrees of intimacy between words, of which the first and loosest is expressed by their mere juxtaposition as separate words, the second by their being hyphened, and the third or closest by their being written continuously as one word. Hyphens.
If we posit a voiceless spirant value for Uralic *x by this stage anyway, over in PFP the closest equivalent would be śexćim. Update of my "Diachrony of Pre-IE" document
And they sing and play oboes and clarinets and violins and cellos and recorders on through the late afternoon in a warm, close auditorium.
It would be a shame to lose it - it is the landmark of the town centre.
Such a cynosure, at least in aspect, and something such too in nature, though with important variations made apparent as the story proceeds, was welkin-eyed Billy Budd, or Baby Budd, as more familiarly under circumstances hereafter to be given he at last came to be called, aged twenty-one, a foretopman of the British fleet toward the close of the last decade of the eighteenth century. Billy Budd
In the closet scene, Hamlet mistook her father for the king, and he fatally stabbed him.
It was foreseen by us that the velodrome would be totally enclosed.
Most often, this implies a life on city streets begging, panhandling, petty theft, and using charity and soup kitchens close to the drug source.
When stressed we are often the most cruel to those who we feel closest to. Times, Sunday Times
In fact, little by little the term necromancy lost its strict meaning and was applied to all forms of black art, becoming closely associated with alchemy, witchcraft, and magic. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman
Helen closed the door behind the man, and said a silent prayer of thanks.
Again, close liaison between obstetrician, midwife, general practitioner, cardiologist, and neonatologist is vital.
If we fail to develop emotional intelligence, or cannot control or restrain our emotions, we will lose our intellectual ability to think, reason and live rationally and intelligently. Dr T.P.Chia
Instead, segregation has continued despite the fact that some of Oldham's most monocultural schools have been closed and merged since the riots, while others have been moved to different areas to seek a mixed intake. Oldham schools still polarised 10 years on from race riots
He seemed nervous and twitchy as he came up close to Cleo, and rested a hand on the toe of her boot.
Sterling was darting around, looking for pockets of space, but missing a glorious chance from close range. Times, Sunday Times
What time does the store close?
Opinion polls suggest the outcome is too close to call. Times, Sunday Times
Family dislocation has obvious social and emotional costs, especially for the children who lose a parent and often a source of income.
When women give up their souls to the ultimate colonization known as heteronormative existence, they lose their shot at greatness. Women's Space
We have developed a very close, personal relationship, a relationship of trust.
Each major area is enclosed by a large number of isoglosses representing differences in lexis, grammar, and phonology.
Likewise, if you told an ethologist that you found a new species of primate that is closely related to chimps, she would instantly know a tremendous amount about this animal and what it might be able to do. Bunny and a Book
My philosophy of life is to stick close to the golden mean.
If the Democrats manage to lose the seat in November, they might consider blaming an election system that is quite literally designed to stimy "majority rule" save in races where there are only two candidates. Balkinization
Given the complexities and plural nature of urban development other agencies must be closely involved.
The closer he came the heavier the scent of barley-based ale became.
As the family mourns and close relatives shave their heads, the body is transported to the funeral ghat (bank along a river), where prayers are recited.
As we got closer, a face so old and cragged with such deep wrinkles they looked like sun-baked crevasses formed by thousand of years of standing in the wind and rain. Guanajuato restaurants
Among the first generation, family relations adhered rather closely to the traditional Bulgarian model.
I am afraid to lose, I fear this time, and I love it but memories. I could not forget the sweat on the pitch with the sway of the brothers, forget accompany me cry close friend, and forget the bright Star of that everynight, and those words have touched me deeply.
We just managed to win,[Sentence dictionary] but it was a close thing.
The path follows the river closely, occasionally deviating round a clump of trees.
A mummy's pinkie turned out to be pilose asiabell, which she said was good for breathing, provided it was cooked with astragalus (those were the white sections of tongue depressor). Seattle Weekly | Complete Issue
WASHINGTON — A U.S. military official says the Navy had a close encounter with an Iranian surveillance plane last week in the Gulf of Oman. Iranian Military Plane 'Buzzes' U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier
The clock stands on an oval marble base, enclosed by a glass dome.
What time does the store close?
Brian will be sadly missed by his family and close friends.
By coming so close to earth, the gravitational field will alter its trajectory ever so slightly.
Most, but not all, of the closed handle backsaws appear to be tenon saws while most, but not all, of the open handle backsaws appear to be dovetail saws.
On closer inspection a radiologist's report confirmed an impacted fracture, but the report never reached Dr Blakeley.
She said if the Watson Bill was passed she stood to lose her job and tied house at a livery yard at Craigie, near Kilmarnock.
Relaxing, in amusement at her unwonted altruism of motive, she had drawn her moleskin coat more closely around her, and settled back to wait the other woman's pleasure in returning to the bright warmth that the pale-orange ribbon of light, wavering upon the swaying platform, harbingered. Undesirables
The closely-packed _mitraille_ tore the icy crust into powder, fifty yards beyond the doomed bird, which settled, throbbing with a mortal tremor, upon the ice, shot through the head. Adrift in the Ice-Fields
Many of us have tried to lose weight and failed miserably for one reason or another. The Vitality Diet
(How far can he get without a license or credit cards .. or the help of close relations?) opened with testimony from the "jailbird" and his arresting officers Baltimore Crime
The petticoat is very easy to make, too ... just cut the fabric to the right length (front & back piece), stitch sides, add lace at the bottom, sew a casing at the top for elastic & then add elastic & stitch opening closed! Year Around Feminine Fashions
A rain squall dimmed the ward, and he closed the two nearest windows. THE OPEN DOOR
If you are hearing the same voice all the time, it loses its potency, it loses its edge. Times, Sunday Times
Their feet clattered over the faux marble floor past the reference desk towards the closet.
I enclose you Dr. Johnson's definition of a vampyre, which is as follows: Varney the vampire; or, The feast of blood. Volume 1
They decided to close the museum purely and simply because it cost too much to run.
Our study showed that Kalarippayattu closely follows the tenets of plyometrics, which is why we decided to include it in the curriculum, "explained Singh. The Telegraph - Calcutta (Kolkata) - Frontpage
At Laufen (Oflag VII-C) and later at Eichstätt (Oflag VII-B—close to the limestone quarry where the first archaeopteryx remains had been found), he watched birds that came through the camp wire to breed. A Year on the Wing
By the close their ranks have doubled into a colourful army stamping out percussive rhythms in wooden sandals. Times, Sunday Times
Despite first appearances, it adheres closely to Shakespeare's play.
They need to learn how to close out tight games. Times, Sunday Times
In other words, you can adjust the zoom and camera angle to be as far away or as close up as possible, and as upside down and round about as you like.
The commanding general wishes to talk to her himself, but it is of low priority, with the fight so close at hand.
Mr Vermes, who was close to that research effort, finds good reason to criticise it for slowness and carelessness—but no ground to assert a conspiracy.
The foil should be tightly closed with no gaps. Times, Sunday Times
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Dr Dewes hoped the exhibition would be shown around the world once it closed in Christchurch in November.
Homeowners with more space and money could go one step farther with a walk-in closet. Times, Sunday Times
They closed down after years of low profits.
It may seem a paradox that the same colour should be at once so durable and so fugitive, but we may briefly explain it by saying _when vitreous pigments are reduced to that extreme state of division which the palette requires, they lose the properties they possess in a less finely divided state_. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists
Since the takeover bid started the loss on any given day has varied from close to €1 to €1.30.
a deep closet
When the polls closed for the day at 5.30 pm university officials said nearly 5,000 people had cast their votes.
Working with Ford closely, I fell in love with the cinema.
Let us not lose track of the fact that she is a fringe extremist with as much chance of winning state-wide election as Mel Gibson has of winning a commendation from the National Organization of Women. Dylan Brody: Christine O'Donnell Is Just a Stalking Horse in Cute Pumps
If these canals cannot be unclogged, they should be closed.
The offer put forward by the joint agreement includes close control over the number of games players will play. Times, Sunday Times
In my job one tends to lose touch with friends.
I shrank inside and out from the fog and what it held-so alien to my flesh and spirit that to come even this close to it was befoulment beyond the finding of words. Year of the Unicorn
Arm yourself with Eejit's ‘Film Lingo’ and you'll soon know your cookie from your cutaway, your capture card from your chromakey, so you can easily cut to your closeup.
His dark hair lay cropped close to his head like a monk's tonsure and his small black eyes sat deep within their sockets like tiny pieces of coal buried in a lump of snow.
While you can get pretty close to walruses here, within 30 feet in some cases, you're not allowed to be on the beaches, so conversations are kept to a minimum and there's a rush to get up.
Are you talking about multiaxial loading close to the axial fatigue limit? or the multiaxial fatigue limit itself? pragtic on Wed, 2010-03-17 12: 17. IMechanica - Comments
Ship the pole, duck and use the paddle if you lose momentum. Times, Sunday Times
She was trying not to lose the urge that was uniquely her own, brattiness, joy, jokes, willfulness. Some Fun
come out of the closet!
Worse, the insurgents appear to be operating closer to Kabul.
It is closely related to its more favourite cousin the melon.
Since 2001, areas north of Point Conception to an intersect with the Oregon coast has been closed to drift gillnet fishing from August 15th through November 15th in order to protect endangered leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles. Permit to Kill Pacific Sea Turtles and Whales Requested by Seafood Company
Some of you may get a windfall: property or a vehicle from parents or close relatives.
Flight Through the Ages, which opened with a picture of Icarus and his wax wings, melting when he flew too close to the sun. ANASTASIA KRUPNIK (3-IN-1)
These cells, about 40 m in diameter and termed primary oocytes, are enclosed within a single layer of squamous cells, forming a primordial follicle.
His closest friends had no time for biblical Christianity, his church attendance lapsed, and his work became increasingly secular, including writing for the theatre.
Sterling was darting around, looking for pockets of space, but missing a glorious chance from close range. Times, Sunday Times
People do not know the blessing of health till they lose it.
At last she gave her familiar nicker and stepped closer so he could gently rub her neck.
Anyone proposing such a project, which in effect aims to politicize young people, is inevitably warily received and closely scrutinized.
Mutants affected in cellulose biosynthesis have been identified in vascular plants.
Gob Woodhull, an imaginary son of the real 19th-century feminist, spiritualist and free-love advocate Victoria Woodhull, loses his twin brother in the Civil War and builds a vast and elaborate machine whose purpose is to "grieve" so efficiently that it will bring all of history's dead back to life. Time Tripping
The wellingtonia in Orchard Close is thought to be 360 years old and part of an extended avenue planted to mark the route taken by the defeated King Charles after the Battle of Edgehill.
Also, that no man be so hardy to crye havock upon peyne that he that is begynner shall be deede therefore: and the remanent that doo the same, or follow, shall lose their horse and harneis ... and his body in prison at the king's will. Notes and Queries, Number 44, August 31, 1850
Win or lose, the important thing is to remain calm.
And four dragger captains fined two thousand apiece for fishing redfish in closed waters. THE SHIPPING NEWS
But the slave, perceiving that the zamorin seemed inclined to deal favourably with them, went to the cady or chief priest of the Mahometans, and told him all that he had said to the zamorin, adding that the two Christians had disclosed all their secrets to the Portuguese. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07
And the intention of the work is purely propagandistic - it is not to stimulate thought, but to close it down. Times, Sunday Times
It lies less than 100 miles from Melbourne and is well set up for visitors to enjoy myriad up close experiences with the local fauna. Times, Sunday Times
Even with my eyes closed, lying face down on the ground, all I could see was orange pumpkins.
Don't lose your tempter, act too aggressive, or harshly criticize your children.
Despite a string of victories-the judge's stinging decision enumerating Allen's "fraudulent modus operandi," occasional media coverage, and the support of real CIA agents and military heroes-he is no closer to collecting the $40,000 he says was "conned" from his family in 1993. Edgar Allen
It was such a good offer that I closed with him on the spot.
Lose and the hounds of hell might be unleashed. The Sun
a close-knit family
I'd bet to take the happiness of this life, how do you be willing to let me lose.
In the marginals the battle was much closer than the national polls suggested.
Football clubs have been busy in the close season transfer market.
As soon as the door closed behind her I hurried to the dirty window in the front room and I watched as she walked down the street looking remarkably out of place in the drab surroundings in her bright green dress.
You don't want to lose that excited edge, but you should also be getting progressively more comfortable as dates go by.
It is frequently assumed that elderly persons lose their sexual desires or that they are physically unable to perform.
The cliffs closed in as the river swept round a bend, its waves slapping against vertical rocks.
Holding the chain railing, we followed our leader and had up-close encounters with yellow tails, sergeant majors, blue tang, trumpet fish, and other reef dwellers.
Their ability to conduct surprise raids presupposed close familiarity with currents, beaches, and locations of population centres.
The sentry guard dived into his foxhole and closely observed the stranger towards him.
The closely held retailer said it would sue its partner to recoup more than $ 50 million it claims was unfairly withdrawn.
If you follow my diet, you may not lose weight but, darn it, you can always blame it on someone or something else.
To lose him so young, so suddenly and in such a savage way is a devastating shock to our family.
At the same time, we move further away from the great villas and estates of the Roman world and closer to the family farms of the Middle Ages.
Unlike much of the valley, the shrubs and trees closer to the building were unburnt. WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM
Economic theory shows that * everybody* could be better off if the losers are compensated from the country's gains. Trade Policy, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
Aviation regulators closed roughly 80% of European airspace during the Easter holiday, stranding millions of people and upending global commerce. Sky Wars: Europe Battles to Erase Borders in the Air
Mr Taylor's election defeat was a close run thing.
The only relief from this cold is that some of the trees in conifer forests seem to grow so close together that they encourage a microclimate, which usually has less extreme temperatures.
Basically, when I finally do repaper, it will involve painting and re-doing the entire upstairs of the house, and I will lose a whole summer of writing time. The knob theory of the universe
If long-term rates rise with a pickup in the economy and increasing demand for capital, the bonds will lose value.
The valve can be adjusted from fully open to fully closed.
Close inspection makes one marvel at the intricate perfection of nature opposed to the finest fashion houses.
The fruit of the fig is about as big as a rounceval pea, or very small gooseberry; and each of them, upon breaking off the stalk very close, produces one drop of a milky liquor, resembling the juice of our figs, of which the tree is indeed a species. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13
Due to current economic conditions and overcapacity for LDPE in the North American marketplace, Dow Chemical is to close its Poly 2 LDPE plant in Freeport , Texas.
During employment the employee could not use or disclose this information without breaching the duty of fidelity.
Some of the shops were closed but that's quite normal for a Thursday afternoon.
The new appointee will be working closely with both departments.
Once we got home, there was barely time to enjoy our presents. We had to go off to our grandparents' house for our annual Christmas dinner. As we drove down the highway through town, I noticed that the family was still there, standing outside the closed gas station.
The centre is now closed for the Christmas holidays.
Both the sexes move so closely that inhibitions and hesitations are a thing of the past now.
Once initial contact is made, building a close relationship with business associates is key.
The best parts of Brian's talent are still here, as if this was the long-delayed sequel to Smile or something, as the close-cropped vocal harmonies, the thick arrangements, and his affecting, if quaky lead vocals are all here in force.
As a monstrous assassin closes in and forces them to run, Jessa will have to find another way to discover if Matthias is her greatest ally — or her deadliest enemy. 2009 September « Items of Interest
I sucked and gargled and gulped my man down until his toes opened and closed and he started grabbing and clutching the sheets, moaning out my name. Deep Throat Diva
The palace is closed for restoration .
We are not talking boxercise here, but something much closer to the real thing. Times, Sunday Times
You win less or lose more than you would by playing solo 8 and making the same number of tricks.
The office is closed at the weekend.
Experts fear that if further development closes off these migration paths, it will interfere with the pronghorn's life cycle, eventually causing the species to disappear.
The dog snapped its jaws open and closed inches from Rae's face and he could smell the animal's fetid breath, choking him, causing him to gag.
Waxy starch gels form a paste at lower temperatures, swell with more water than regular or partially waxy starches, and don't lose water during freezing and thawing.
Then with a flourish the hands closed the bag with thick leather thongs.
Neither man has even come close to achieving what they set out to achieve - helping their party recover from its crash towards obliteration.
What we should not do is suppress dissent, close off argument and condemn those who question the standard line as heretics.
Racing teaches people to be gracious losers. Times, Sunday Times
What she did notice was how the avenues and streets became more organized and concentrated the closer they went to the center.
Ewood Park is an all-seater stadium but few stayed seated as fans stood anxiously, knowing either side could lose.
What has really struck me is the amazing contrast between events far away and events close to home.
Her rally faltered momentarily when she bunkered her second to lose the 12th to go two down again, but promptly birdied the long fifth with two big hits on to the green and the 14th after an approach shot to within seven feet of the flag.
But what you gain in fashion you lose in function: Unlike the "callet," you have to pull the phone from the case to make a call, check a text or take a photo. $39 plus $20 shipping; porter.com The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed
These are all variations on the same thing, though: a soft cloth wrap that holds the baby close.
Mares which are in the ambivalent early stages of estrus or which are mistakenly in diestrus pose a clear safety threat in close quarters. TheHorse.com News
Early in the morning I listened to a cirl-bunting singing merrily from a bush close to the George and Afoot in England
The single engine, semi-displacement hull form with deep forefoot and a long deep keel actually more closely resembles Down East-style workboats and cruisers.
As we drew closer to the system I cut the engines and let the Moonshadow coast the rest of the way in.

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