lost and found
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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People kept partying but I needed to hunt for the lost and found station, which had thoughtfully posted a picture of my mitten online.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
Cash, credit cards, and doctor’s office cards — it would have been easy to leave it with the driver or at a random lost and found.
From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025
In Sweeney's case, the prosecution told the court the Facebook group she posted in usually carries items about local events and lost and found items, and has just over 5000 members.
From BBC • Aug. 14, 2024
Zoe Kurland: And today, we throw our hat in the ring with the story of Eunice: how the mother of the greenhouse gas effect got lost and found.
From Scientific American • Nov. 9, 2023
Grout and Sauceda have lost and found the tracks several times.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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