Lost has 1 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | For want of a nail the shoe was lost, for want of a shoe the horse was lost, and for want of a horse the man was lost. | |
| 2. | Tom's lost a lot of blood, but he hasn't lost consciousness. | |
| 3. | In the amusement park Mary found a boy on his own weeping, and spoke to him gently. "Hey, sonny, what is it? Are you lost? Would you like me to take you to the Lost Children Department?" | |
| 4. | "Look at me," said the Fox. "For the silly reason of wanting to study, I have lost a paw." "Look at me," said the Cat. "For the same foolish reason, I have lost the sight of both eyes." | |
| 5. | It is night when a man crawls along the sidewalk near a traffic light. "Have you lost something by chance?" a passerby asked him. "Yes, a button from a shirt." "Are you sure you've lost it right here?" "No, a little further back. But here there's more light to help me find it." | |
| 6. | Poetry is what is lost in translation. It is also what is lost in interpretation. | |
| 7. | Time lost is time when we have not lived a full human life, time unenriched by experience, creative endeavor, enjoyment, and suffering. Time lost is time not filled, time left empty. | |
| 8. | "Tom, are we lost?" "That depends on what your definition of 'lost' is." | |
| 9. | Sami lost a piece of himself when he lost Layla. | |
| 10. | What's lost is lost. |