How to Use loss in a Sentence

loss

noun

• The team has an equal number of wins and losses.
• A careless error resulted in the loss of the game.
• The storm caused widespread loss of electricity.
• The company's losses for the year were higher than expected.
• The team suffered a 3–2 loss in the last game.
• Healey agreed: To her, the loss was like a new form of enclosure.
  — Brooke Jarvis, New York Times, 26 July 2023
• The loss put an end to the Royals’ four-game winning streak.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
• The loss of the size of the run has hurt not only people, but Mother Earth.
  — Catrin Einhorn Thea Traff, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2023
• No team with more than one loss has ever made the playoff, and the Pac-12 alone looks stacked at the top.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
• Here's what to know about swimming for weight loss and how to make the most of your swim workouts.
  — Erin Warwood, Women's Health, 9 June 2023
• A day after he was forced out of a game early by a stiff back, Ohtani didn’t play in the 4-0 loss to the Padres.
  — Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2024
• Still, the loss of the taxpayer MLE could make the Bucks wary of going over the second apron.
  — Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 4 May 2023
• The Big Green opened the season last weekend with a loss to New Hampshire.
  — CBS News, 20 Sep. 2023
• The loss of Chinese tourists and large groups also shifted the mix inside the store.
  — Rhonda Richford, WWD, 14 June 2024
• The true cost in lives and economic losses won’t be clear for some time.
  — Jenny Gross, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• When prepared and consumed in the right way, potatoes can help with weight loss goals.
  — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 12 July 2023
• His wife, Rania, was engulfed with grief over the loss of a beloved sister.
  — Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
• For those who knew Tupac, the pain of his loss and what could have been are still palpable.
  — Stephanie Fasano, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2023
• The afflicted suffered joint pain, tooth loss, and bleeding from the eyes.
  — Mike O’Brien, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2023
• Despite the loss of Rodgers, the Jets rallied from being down 10 points to beat the Bills in a thrilling victory.
  — Christopher Brito, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2023
• Please accept my sympathy for the loss of your beloved son.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
• With the loss to the Clippers, the Lakers fell to seventh, holding the tiebreaker over the Pelicans.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2023
• But none of his insights prepared him for the loss of his younger brother to yellow fever.
  — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
• The melee followed Uruguay’s 1-0 loss to Colombia in a game in which emotions were already high.
  — Rudy Chinchilla, NBC News, 11 July 2024
• Cherry, who was added to the team three weeks ago, had three tackles for losses in the first half, when the Rattlers built a 42-27 lead.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 28 May 2023
• Cooper Layton, the first of five Brantley pitchers, took the loss.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 16 May 2023
• Matthew was only 34, and Knight spoke about how painful the sudden loss was in both his book and interviews at the time.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023
• But the tale of our tails is far from over, and there is still much about tail loss for scientists to explore, Xia said.
  — Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
• In a social media post, Tomlinson grieved the loss of his bandmate following his death.
  — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2024
• An investor who removes money from a retirement account while the market is down compounds the loss.
  — Aaron Cirksena, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Nov 2024