loss - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • suffer: Some people, who have suffered a loss like my character, are afraid of certain kinds of people.
  • incur: The amount of loss will vary with the charging method and fast or trickle charging will often incur extra loss.
  • mourn: We mourn the loss not only of a good soldier, but of a good comrade as well.
  • prevent: The top surface is glazed to allow light in, but prevent heat loss.
  • minimize: Customers must take precautions to minimize any loss that might occur.

Converse of subject

  • devastate: The small village was devastated by the loss of the Penlee lifeboat, the Solomon Brown, just before Christmas 1981.

Adjective modifier

  • consequential: No liability can be accepted for any direct or consequential loss arising from the use of, or reliance upon, this information.
  • sad: Sad loss to the world in the early eighties.
  • net: The net loss for the year was £ 4.2 million compared to £ 3.7 million in 1998.
  • tragic: The death of Donald Archie MacDonald is a tragic loss to Gaelic scholarship and a blow keenly felt by the Society.

Modifies a noun

  • adjuster: A role has arisen with this leading loss adjuster for an Commercial Property Claims Handler.

Noun used with modifier

  • weight: To achieve weight loss, we have to use more energy than we take in.
  • hearing: Hearing loss in the built environment: The experience of the elderly.
  • hair: Hair Loss Articles Is Hair Loss Shampoo Any Good For Me?
  • sight: A consumer panel of visitors with sight loss worked with Museum staff in developing these services.
  • heat: The trapped air pockets of warm air provide insulation to reduce heat loss from your pet's body.
  • bone: An investigation of historical and archeological evidence for age-related bone loss and osteoporosis.

Preposition: of

  • earning: They could involve: - Loss of earnings Medical expenses Cost of care due to incapacity Travel expenses How much is my claim worth?
  • appetite: Strokes can also cause depression and loss of appetite may be due to depression.
  • profit: The School will not be liable for any loss suffered by you which is indirect, special or consequential or comprises loss of profits.

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