lost on
idiom
: not appreciated or understood by (someone)
The jokes were lost on me.
The meaning of her sarcastic remark wasn't lost on him.
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The irony of this Coldplay viral video surely can't be lost on us.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
It was also not lost on me that their fake IDs all had addresses in Greenwich, Darien, Wilton, or other Connecticut towns that inspired Ira Levin’s The Stepford Wives.
—Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
This was potentially the last time so many players would be together in one place before the season ends — a fact not lost on union leadership.
—Alyce Brown, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
The conservative swing among young men hasn't been lost on daters, either.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 18 July 2025
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MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
It was also not lost on me that their fake IDs all had addresses in Greenwich, Darien, Wilton, or other Connecticut towns that inspired Ira Levin’s The Stepford Wives.
—Matthew Carey Salyer, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
This was potentially the last time so many players would be together in one place before the season ends — a fact not lost on union leadership.
—Alyce Brown, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
The conservative swing among young men hasn't been lost on daters, either.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for lost on
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“Lost on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lost%20on. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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