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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The principle is to never lose sight of where good and interesting work may be happening in the world, and then making sense of how that work will go over at Calabash.
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Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
But don’t lose sight of this: The future of our industry is in our hands.
—Martin Moszkowicz, Deadline, 17 May 2025
In the studio, we artisans can get caught up in the minutiae of our stories and lose sight of the bigger picture.
—Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
The trick is to never lose sight of the characters that are embroiled in the set.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 12 May 2025
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Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
But don’t lose sight of this: The future of our industry is in our hands.
—Martin Moszkowicz, Deadline, 17 May 2025
In the studio, we artisans can get caught up in the minutiae of our stories and lose sight of the bigger picture.
—Hazlitt, 13 May 2025
The trick is to never lose sight of the characters that are embroiled in the set.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 12 May 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 10 Jun. 2025.
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