Example Sentences

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Cable companies have been losing their pay-television subscribers to streaming for years.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

I have been losing sleep over videos from Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Across the country, government agents have been losing government documents, personal effects, medical devices, and other belongings after confiscating them, effectively turning released immigrants into legal non-persons.

From Salon • Mar. 4, 2026

Treasurys have been losing their safe-haven status for years.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

“The brutal fact is that we have been losing ground at an increasing rate,” McNamara warned in a memo soon after Rolling Thunder began.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin