How to Use lost and found in a Sentence

lost and found

noun
  • Recorded on a 4-track tape, these songs bristle with the energy of love lost and found.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Investigators later found the phone in the ship’s lost and found.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
  • The tale of love lost and found stars soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Rolando Villazón.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Medical aid cases, for example, increased by 38 over that span, and seven cases of people lost and found were reported.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • The annual event, hosted by Goodwill of Orange County, gives shoppers the chance to snag items left unclaimed in the theme park’s lost and found.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Mortgage Matchup Center lost and found Contact a Mortgage Matchup Center staff member for assistance.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Mortgage Matchup Center lost and found Contact a Mortgage Matchup Center staff member for assistance.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Mortgage Matchup Center lost and found Contact a Mortgage Matchup Center staff member for assistance.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Mortgage Matchup Center lost and found Contact a Mortgage Matchup Center staff member for assistance.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Mortgage Matchup Center lost and found Contact a Mortgage Matchup Center staff member for assistance.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Mortgage Matchup Center lost and found Contact a Mortgage Matchup Center staff member for assistance.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Love Lost, powered by Petco Love, is a national database driven by artificial intelligence that matches lost and found pet photos.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Footprint Center lost and found Contact a PHX Arena, formerly Footprint Center, staff member for assistance.
    — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The lost and found at the Board of Transportation — a predecessor to the MTA — was then receiving about 16,000 items per year, 2,500 of those being umbrellas.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026
  • In the mid-1940s, Hans Reinhart, a photographer working with International News Photos (the Hearst syndicate’s old picture service), shot a feature devoted to the subway’s lost and found.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 28 Apr. 2026

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