lose touch

1. 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

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

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“We grow up in that I’ve accepted responsibility in my life … but that doesn’t mean that I’ve lost touch with some of our magical elements, the most prized being our imagination.”

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They are recycling their absurd health care “alternatives” at a time when the government has completely lost touch with anything resembling reality or responsibility.

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And long-time Call of Duty fans have been increasingly vocal over worries about the series losing touch with its routes.

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Addressing the United States’ relationship with Israel, Bush said that party leaders have lost touch with where the party has moved on this issue.

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