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lose touch

Idioms

Fail to keep in contact or communication, as in The two sisters lost touch years ago, or Please don't lose touch with me after you move away. [Late 1800s] For an antonym, see in touch.

Example Sentences

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Psychosis is a mental health condition where someone can lose touch with reality, involving symptoms like hallucinations and delusions.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

“Just when did it happen,” Roy asks himself, “when exactly did you lose touch with your own humanity?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

But when they are bulldozed, their inhabitants lose touch with friends, documents, caseworkers, and public services.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2025

“I don’t ever lose touch with the game of basketball,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

If I’m not careful I’ll lose touch with where, and when, I am.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

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