Collocation
I've lost my passport.
I cannot find my passport; it is missing and I don't know where it is.
Definition
'I've lost my passport.' is a common English collocation. I cannot find my passport; it is missing and I don't know where it is.
lose + possessive pronoun + 'passport'
“Oh no, I've lost my passport right before the trip!”
Examples
- I can't believe I've lost my passport just days before my international flight.
- She was so upset when she realized she had lost her passport during her dream vacation.
- Always be careful not to lose your passport, especially when you are traveling abroad.
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- If you ever lose your passport, the first thing to do is contact your country's embassy.
- They couldn't check in for their cruise because one of them had unfortunately lost their passport.
- I hope I don't lose my passport on this adventurous journey; I've been so careful with it.
- After years of careful travel, he finally lost his passport while sightseeing in Rome.
- My biggest nightmare is to lose my passport in an unfamiliar country and be stranded without identification.
- The security guard reminded everyone to secure their belongings and not to lose their passport.
- She frantically searched her handbag, dreading the possibility that she might have lost her passport somewhere in the airport.
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