How to Use lose out in a Sentence

lose out

verb
  • Most people will get more money for school, but some will lose out.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023
  • Shoppers are losing out in a couple of ways here.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • Shoppers are losing out in a couple of ways here.
    — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • In Afghanistan, millions of people stand to lose out from aid cuts.
    — Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Money, 22 July 2025
  • Happily, the bin-haters are losing out to the rat-haters.
    — The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
  • But those students aren’t the only ones losing out.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • Gi-hun sees it as a curse — a reminder of all the lives lost out of greed and self-interest.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
  • If Netflix loses out on this deal, the lows are likely to be in.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The losers don’t exactly lose out, either.
    — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Maryland lost out on what was believed to be two at-large spots in the postseason.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 4 May 2026
  • Still, residents who qualified for those tax breaks would lose out.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 Nov. 2025
  • Last year, superheroes lost out at the box office to a doll, a plumber, and even a physicist.
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 25 July 2024
  • But mostly, restaurants are losing out.
    — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Keep a watchful eye and stay on top of pruning to avoid losing out on the tastiest flavor.
    — Melissa Epifano, The Spruce, 15 May 2026
  • Bioinspiration, which has thrived on this funding, may lose out.
    — Carl Zimmer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • In the midst of the mania, the people the medicine is originally meant for lost out.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2023
  • But the continent loses out in other ways.
    — Andrew Saunders, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The idea that a coach has to jump on a job offer quickly, or lose out on it, is legitimate.
    — Chase Goodbread, The Tuscaloosa News, 2 Dec. 2025
  • He’s been nominated at the Oscars twice but lost out both times.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
  • With more work needed on the squad this summer, losing out would impact transfer plans.
    — Carl Anka, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Below, check out eight actors who lost out on roles for the most bizarre reasons imaginable.
    — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But as the dispute drags out, China could also lose out, experts say.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Even though the experts lost out here, huge respect to reader Joao for calling that one.
    — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 24 June 2026
  • Science did lose out this year, though, in ways that researchers are still struggling to tabulate.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 30 Dec. 2025
  • There's no way to spin losing out on a five-star offensive lineman who lives less than an hour from campus.
    — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
  • In March, a contestant lost out on two chances at claiming a $1 million bonus.
    — Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • But the Chargers or Broncos would also have to lose out in their final two games.
    — Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Chelsea wanted to buy Jacquet from Rennes but lost out to Liverpool.
    — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • These days, the instinct for self-preservation may be losing out to the thirst for adventure.
    — J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
  • The Knicks cut the Bulls’ lead to as little as five before losing out midwest.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024

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