Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

lose one's bearings

Idioms  
  1. see under get one's bearings.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He evokes the city’s disorientating waterways and passageways: echoing places where one could easily lose one’s bearings at night.

From The Guardian

With interpretation left open, it was easy to lose one’s bearings and get lost in their sinister landscapes.

From The New Yorker

It is easy to lose one’s bearings by over-emphasizing the importance of variation and exception.

From Project Gutenberg

It is never pleasant to lose one's bearings,—and in the night and the cold and miles from any friendly habitation it is particularly hard to bear.

From Project Gutenberg

Strolling through "From Eastern Han to High Tang: A Journey in Transculturation," it's easy to lose one's bearings.

From Time Magazine Archive