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Definition of Loses
1. lose [v] - See also: lose
Lexicographical Neighbors of Loses
Literary usage of Loses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Documentary History of Reconstruction: Political, Military, Social by Walter Lynwood Fleming (1906)
"Both of these gentlemen I believe to be beyond a bribe. "The Government loses in
Money and Character" Johnson MSS. ..."
2. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1912)
"... the same applies to Nerissa; unless these disguises are complete, the scene
loses its power. Neither of them wish the husband to discover the stratagem. ..."
3. The Pilgrim's Progress, from this World to that which is to Come by John Bunyan (1806)
"... and understand Wherefore they show'd me were; and let me be Thankful, O good
Interpreter, to thec.' CHAP. yi. Christian loses his burden at ..."
4. The invisible man: A Grotesque Romance by Herbert George Wells (1897)
"... XII THE INVISIBLE MAN loses HIS TEMPER IT is unavoidable that at this point
the narrative should break off again, for a certain very painful reason that ..."
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