How to Use lose out in a Sentence

lose out

verb
  • If the Browns win out and the Ravens lose out, the Browns would finish ahead of Baltimore.
    Dan Labbe, cleveland, 18 Dec. 2022
  • To make the playoffs, the Fever will have to win the rest of their six games and the Los Angeles Sparks will need to lose out.
    Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Somehow, though, Aaron Erb loses out to Austin with a time of 1:23.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 23 July 2024
  • In the midst of the mania, the people the medicine is originally meant for lost out.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2023
  • But if the trough stays mostly in the Willamette Valley the beaches will lose out on the heat and stay in the upper 60s to low 70s.
    oregonlive, 21 June 2023
  • Much of the doc has the feel of a thriller, but the mechanics of mystery lose out to the poetry of Cole’s images.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
  • Last year, superheroes lost out at the box office to a doll, a plumber, and even a physicist.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 25 July 2024
  • Most people will get more money for school, but some will lose out.
    Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2023
  • The Knicks cut the Bulls’ lead to as little as five before losing out midwest.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • The decision meant that Russia would lose out on the chance to qualify for the 2022 World Cup.
    Harold Maass, The Week, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Trista Rehn, the runner-up on Season 1, was a fan favorite who lost out on love and now had her chance.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
  • The Rangers own the two-team tiebreaker with Toronto for a wild card spot, lead Seattle and would lose out to Houston.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Jensen Huang lost out big when the chipmaker’s shares dropped 9.5% on Tuesday.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 5 Sep. 2024
  • That would mean the commercial banks would lose out either way—whether big tech eats their lunch, or the ECB takes their deposits.
    Adrian Croft, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2021
  • The Walkers plan for a ceremony, and Cordell deals with losing out on time with his kids.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • In March, a contestant lost out on two chances at claiming a $1 million bonus.
    Brendan Le, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
  • Winters Mill’s boys lost out on a team championship at the indoor county meet in the winter by a third of a point.
    Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
  • This isn’t the first time audiences have been upset when a contestant lost out on an answer in the game show world.
    Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Under the plan, landlords would either need to cap rent hikes at 5% a year or lose out on federal tax breaks.
    Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
  • Behind him, Herta and Will Power, running 2nd and 3rd, had not pitted and lost out with the yellow.
    Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Selling out is always a risk with Lego, so don’t lose out on the opportunity to bag one of these new sets.
    Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The show was nominated for a Tony Award for best musical that same year, but lost out to Hamilton.
    Nicole Briese, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • The couple secured a fire insurance payment and put offers on a dozen homes, but lost out.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2024
  • Both groups had submitted bids to the city for the Lee statue after it was toppled two summers ago and lost out to the Jefferson School.
    Teo Armus, Washington Post, 18 July 2023
  • Instead, studio suits went with the bombshell Raquel Welch, and losing out on the role would remain one of Darling’s great heartbreaks.
    Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2024
  • And in this era of high rates, saving in cash can mean losing out on valuable interest, Schinka said.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 5 July 2024
  • If only one of you cares for the other, then the one who chooses self-interest gets it all as the generous one loses out.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • The pop superstar, who spent 2023 smashing all records in sight, lost out on her fifth Globe nomination.
    Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
  • And the residents of the region lose out as jurisdictions fight among themselves.
    Teo Armus, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Wheel of Fortune viewers were left stunned after a contestant on Thursday night’s episode lost out on two chances at the $1 million bonus.
    Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024

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