- present participle of lose.
losing
Example Sentences
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Aside from briefly losing the seat for one term nearly a decade ago, Valadao has hung onto the seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Rather than developing increasingly sophisticated flight abilities, some of the earliest birds appear to have taken a very different evolutionary path, including losing the ability to fly altogether.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
But, within a few hours, he deleted his post and the crypto nosedived in value, losing investors most of their money.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Some pilots were able to fly fast, but others were losing connection even at speeds well below 160 kilometers an hour, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Think of his mama, getting called into her boss’s office and losing her job.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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