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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

After Odd’s ignominious exit from the dinner table, he and Buddy reach a fragile peace back at school, then lose touch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

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

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2025

Now that he’s a mega-celebrity with an L.A. mansion, will the superstar abandon anticolonial activism and lose touch with Puerto Rico?

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2023

We were starting to become friends, but once we weren’t carpooling anymore, we’d probably lose touch.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

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