How to Use lost on in a Sentence

lost on

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  • To be able to do all of this, and excel at it, is a feat not lost on Locke.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The fact that these defeats have all come in the Big Apple is not lost on Trump.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2024
  • But the daunting aspects of the mission are not lost on him.
    — Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The conundrum of that ad wasn’t lost on the author Rona Jaffe.
    — Apoorva Tadepalli, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2023
  • The unique nature of the Mets connection is not lost on Yoshii.
    — Brad Lefton, New York Times, 23 May 2023
  • The enormous weight of a move of this magnitude is not lost on any of us.
    — oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Alas, his wry metaphor was lost on the oblivious heckler in the front-row.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Sanchez is healthy again, on his way back, and the significance of the new rule wasn’t lost on him.
    — Indianapolis Star, The Indianapolis Star, 6 June 2023
  • That star quality wasn’t lost on fans of the singer and viewers of the show either.
    — Wilson Wong, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • That star quality wasn’t lost on fans of the singer and viewers of the show either.
    — Wilson Wong, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • That the return was taking place in the midst of the Jewish High Holy Days was not lost on the family.
    — Graham Bowley, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The irony of Friday night’s objective is not lost on Jones.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The gravity of a commitment like this is not lost on any of us.
    — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Chicagoland’s role in U.S. meat production was not lost on Valeti.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • It is not lost on me how quickly some are rushing to judge a Latino and push him out of his seat.
    — Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Kate Middleton’s unique strength is not lost on King Charles.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 26 Dec. 2023
  • It is not lost on Raúl and me that this remains a reality today in many parts of the world.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Dec. 2023
  • At least 1,600 lives have already been lost on both sides and perhaps hundreds more.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The drama of Sandoval’s final at-bat was not lost on his teammates.
    — Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The timing of his call-up isn’t lost on Crow-Armstrong with 18 games left in the regular season.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • But the joys of acting were not lost on Margolis either.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023
  • In a city where the past is prized, it is not lost on Lewis that the stories of those ancestors have not always been preserved.
    — Peter Jamison, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2023
  • But being the first in his family to earn a college degree is not lost on Clark.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 24 May 2023
  • The timing of seeing a show that deals with antisemitism right now won’t be lost on a soul in the audience.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2023
  • In India, the slaughter of cattle for meat is largely the preserve of Muslims, a fact that wasn’t lost on the viewers.
    — Parth M.n., WIRED, 23 Nov. 2023
  • It surely isn’t lost on Scott or his team that a five-year hiatus between albums is a long time.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2023
  • The implications of Biron’s crusade would not have been lost on either of them.
    — Ruth Franklin, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • While a few famously got lost on their way to port, this would ultimately be the last.
    — Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 4 May 2023
  • My enjoyment of the show aside, it’s not lost on any actor, the excitement to join something that is so beloved.
    — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 May 2023
  • Philadelphia has lost five of its last six games and looks lost on defense.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024

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