lose sight of
idiom
: to be no longer be able to see (someone or something)
We lost sight of the plane.
—often used figurativelyWe must not lose sight of our goal.
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Have fun but don’t lose sight of your goals.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
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—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Love and self-care are a two-way street, so don’t lose sight of the bigger picture.
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Through it all, what’s for sure is that Ludmilla won’t lose sight of her roots.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025
Love and self-care are a two-way street, so don’t lose sight of the bigger picture.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
One of the biggest obstacles to HR success is when practitioners lose sight of the business and the big picture.
—Maureen Cawley, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lose sight of
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“Lose sight of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lose%20sight%20of. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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