lost on
idiom
: not appreciated or understood by (someone)
The jokes were lost on me.
The meaning of her sarcastic remark wasn't lost on him.
Examples of lost on in a Sentence
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Her anxiety immediately ramps up when she gets lost on the way to the estate to attend a party for Beckham’s emerging writers program.
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Mays’s impact was not lost on the younger fans at Tuesday’s game.
—Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Elemental, for example, rebounded in a major way thanks to a strong turnout among Latinos, a detail not lost on Disney when setting out to sell Inside Out 2.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2024
It's not lost on me that her belief in me has really just...done a lot.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
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Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2024
Mays’s impact was not lost on the younger fans at Tuesday’s game.
—Andrew Golden, Washington Post, 19 June 2024
Elemental, for example, rebounded in a major way thanks to a strong turnout among Latinos, a detail not lost on Disney when setting out to sell Inside Out 2.
—Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2024
It's not lost on me that her belief in me has really just...done a lot.
—Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 18 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for lost on
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“Lost on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lost%20on. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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