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Examples of losing
losing
Carolina snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 19-12 win over the Cardinals.
From the newsday.com
The Hoyas had 55 points in losing their Big East opener last week to Notre Dame.
From the thenewstribune.com
Packers may be losing up to $30 per head of cattle slaughtered, Vetterkind said.
From the bloomberg.com
Its nine-game win streak was snapped in the regional by Squalicum, losing 56-54.
From the thenewstribune.com
The result is that the United States is losing its influence in the Middle East.
From the washingtontimes.com
The Capitals avoided losing four in a row for the first time since October 2009.
From the washingtontimes.com
The program will also be losing a $237,000 federal grant in March, Coffman said.
From the denverpost.com
He put in a proposal that was so low he ended up losing about $6,000 in the end.
From the heraldtribune.com
The Wildcats advanced to the Elite Eight in 2010 before losing to West Virginia.
From the kentucky.com
- Fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense; "She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat"
- Fail to win; "We lost the battle but we won the war"
- Suffer the loss of a person through death or removal; "She lost her husband in the war"; "The couple that wanted to adopt the child lost her when the biological parents claimed her"
- Misplace: place (something) where one cannot find it again; "I misplaced my eyeglasses"
- Miss from one's possessions; lose sight of; "I've lost my glasses again!"
- Allow to go out of sight; "The detective lost the man he was shadowing after he had to stop at a red light"
- Fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit; "I lost thousands of dollars on that bad investment!"; "The company turned a loss after the first year"
- Fail to get or obtain; "I lost the opportunity to spend a year abroad"
- Fall back: retreat
