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How to use loss in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Loss means the result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement. Example: “People are less willing to take a risk to make a gain than to avoid a loss.”

Examples of loss by meaning

nounThe result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.

  • loss of limb; weight loss; loss of cognitive functions; loss of appetite.
  • People are less willing to take a risk to make a gain than to avoid a loss.
  • In other areas, glacier loss creates serious risk of a dry period across the Third Pole, Wang said.

nounSomething that has been destroyed or ruined.

  • It was a terrible crash; both cars were total losses.

nounDefeat; an instance of being defeated.

  • The match ended in their first loss of the season.

nounThe death of a person or animal.

  • We mourn his loss.
  • The battle was won, but losses were great.

nounThe condition of grief caused by losing someone or something, especially someone who has died.

  • Her daughter's sense of loss eventually led to depression.

nounThe sum an entity loses on balance.

  • The sum of expenditures and taxes minus total income is a loss, when this difference is positive.

nounElectricity of kinetic power expended without doing useful work.

  • The inefficiency of many old-fashioned power plants exceeds 60% loss before the subsequent losses during transport over the grid.

More sentences with loss

  • Not a week goes by when I don't mourn that loss.From the entry when
  • He closed out his short at a modest loss after three months.From the entry short
  • People are more willing to take a risk to avoid a loss than to make a gain.From the entry gain
  • The Nimrods committed another dismaying turnover en route to another humiliating loss.From the entry turnover
  • The frozen foods side of the business overall saw a loss.From the entry overall
  • Yes, we just heard the bad news yesterday. We're so sorry for your loss.From the entry bad news
  • Every champagne has to be liqueured after its disgorgement, to replace the inevitable loss.From the entry liqueur
  • Due to the loss of power, it is improbable that we will begin on time.From the entry improbable
  • No more stalling. Give me a ballpark figure of our projected losses.From the entry ballpark figure
  • The loss of the third engine threw the plane into a tailspin.From the entry tailspin
  • You can breathe easy knowing that your savings account is insured against loss.From the entry breathe easy
  • Arsenal revenged their loss to Manchester United last time with a 5–0 drubbing this time.From the entry revenge
  • I have fixed the parts I understand, and the rest leaves me at a loss.From the entry at a loss
  • His policies may be ineffective, but he is never at a loss for words.From the entry at a loss
  • The team sat dejected in the locker room after their loss.From the entry dejected
  • The government insisted that the embarrassing loss of the tax records was a one-off event.From the entry one-off
  • There's no way to sugarcoat the loss of the space shuttle; it was an unmitigated disaster.From the entry sugarcoat
  • He was a respected jurist and his death will be a loss to the profession.From the entry respected
  • She gave each participant a trophy, regardless of win or loss, to commonize the award for winning.From the entry commonize
  • The loss the National Library suffered from the fire is incalculable.From the entry incalculable
  • His sudden loss of rationality was brought on by excess drink.From the entry rationality
  • The company's rumored losses led to a sharp decline in share price.From the entry rumored
  • The company will not be responsible for the loss of shipped goods in transit.From the entry shipped
  • After making losses four years in a row, the manager knew she had to sack someone.From the entry in a row
  • The company's third loss warning in two years raises the spectre of eventual collapse and bankruptcy.From the entry raise the spectre
  • Deconditioning due to decreased physical effort results in muscle loss, including heart muscles.From the entry decondition
  • The loss of control was due to uncommanded flight control movements.From the entry uncommanded
  • You want me to Irish up that punch bowl for ya? No? Ha, OK — your loss!From the entry Irish up
  • The Marshall University plane crash was an all-fatal, horrific hull loss.From the entry hull loss
  • The loss of their colors destroyed the regiment's morale.From the entry color

Meaning of loss

  1. noun The result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.
  2. noun The destruction or ruin of an object.
  3. noun Something that has been destroyed or ruined.

Full definition of loss

Questions about loss in a sentence

How do you use loss in a sentence?
Loss is used as a noun. For example: “People are less willing to take a risk to make a gain than to avoid a loss.”
What is a short sentence with loss?
“We mourn his loss.”
What does loss mean?
Loss means the result of no longer possessing an object, a function, or a characteristic due to external causes or misplacement.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: loss (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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