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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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

If clinicians could better distinguish voice hearers who develop psychosis and lose touch with reality from those who don’t, he thought, then maybe he could help steer more patients down a healthier path.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

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

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2025

“I don’t ever lose touch with the game of basketball,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2024

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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