lose sight of

Idioms  

1. Overlook, fail to take into account, as in We must not lose sight of our main objective, or Beverly never lost sight of her humble beginnings. This metaphoric expression alludes to physical sight. [Early 1700s] For an antonym, see bear in mind.

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Example Sentences

“With all that detail and information as granular as he can get, he never loses sight of what’s important for a mass audience,” Hyland said.

From Los Angeles Times

He had lost sight of his family, who had also lost sight of him.

From BBC

Tasneem and Zubair Makda, who also fell into the water before losing sight of her, said: "We hold on to hope that she may have reached safety somewhere along the coastline".

From BBC

The downside is that we can sometimes get so swept up in other people’s drama, anger or fear that we lose sight of where others end and we begin.

From The Wall Street Journal

Being mindful of Amara’s Law in its case means advancing AI while never losing sight of what makes it scalable as a practical, everyday innovation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• fail
• ignore
• neglect
• overlook
• skip