| 1. | Wait till it's lost its way before breaking out the aḷeḷe | Koṃwin kōttar an ajilowōd im aḷeḷeiki. | ajilowōd |
| 2. | Have you seen that lost chicken | Enañin aloklok ke bao eo ear jako. | aloklok |
| 3. | The person who worked on a canoe to make it sail fast got lost at sea. | Ri-an wa eo epeḷọk. | an |
| 4. | I had only a glimpse of John before I lost sight of him for good. | Animrokan Jọọn wōt eo ak ijab bar loe. | animroka- |
| 5. | Divination was important for medicine, for discovering thieves, and for locating lost objects. S21 | Bubu eḷap tokjān ñan wūno, ñan kapok ri-kọọt, im ñan kapok men ko rej jako. | bubu |
| 6. | It slipped nicely across the waves as it was making up for lost time. P912 | Ennitōt an kar lukwarkware ḷọk rōḷọk eo. | innitōt |
| 7. | One of the men who got lost died from thirst. | Juon iaan ri-jebwābwe ro ear maro im mej. | jebwābwe |
| 8. | He got lost because it was dark. | Ejebwābwe kōn an marok. | jebwābwe |
| 9. | I lost my wallet. | Ejako jiipkako eo aō. | jiipkako |
| 10. | They have lost their land rights. | Raar jipọkwe jān wāto ko aer. | jipọkwe |
| 11. | As a result of their defeat in battle and loss of royal status, they lost all their land. | Kōn aer kar jipọkwe, raar kaliaik er. | kalia |
| 12. | “It doesn’t matter; I am still going to signal the plane to let them know we have lost our way,” the Boatswain said as he prepared the flare. P938 | “Jekdọọn ak ij tōn kōkaḷḷe ñan baḷuun eṇ bwe en kōjjeḷā ke jepeḷọk,” Bojin eo eba im kōpoje kein kōjjoram eo. | kein kōjjoram |
| 13. | If ones knows all the navigational signs he'll never get lost at sea. | Ñe juon enaaj jeḷā kōkḷaḷ eban peḷọk. | kōkḷaḷ |
| 14. | “It doesn’t matter; I am still going to signal the plane to let them know we have lost our way,” the Boatswain said as he prepared the flare. P938 | “Jekdọọn ak ij tōn kōkaḷḷe ñan baḷuun eṇ bwe en kōjjeḷā ke jepeḷọk,” Bojin eo eba im kōpoje kein kōjjarom eo. | kōpopo |
| 15. | I lost my temper with those drunkards. | Ekun aō ḷaaṃ ippān ri-kadek ro. | kun an ḷaaṃ |
| 16. | I recovered my pen that was lost. | Ilo peen eo aō ear jako. | lelo |
| 17. | He's complaining about his lost pig | Ellotaan kōn piik eo nājin ejako. | lelotaan |
| 18. | I played for keeps and lost my marbles. | Iar lukkuun im luuji bọọḷ ko nājū. | lukkuun |
| 19. | He lost the game. | Eluuji keem eo. | luuj |
| 20. | You've lost your coordination because you yearn after but can't get to first base with women. | Wūnin aṃ addimejmej ṇe kōn aṃ mejkaiie. | mejkaiie |
| 21. | He has lost his hair. | Eṃōd jān kooḷan bōran. | ṃōd |
| 22. | He was so slow he lost the race. | Joñan an ṃōkaj jān oṃ eluuj ilo iāekwōj eo. | ṃōkaj jān oṃ |
| 23. | “It’s true you haven’t lost your expertise,” Father praised him. P209 | “Mool ke ej jañin jako jeḷā ko aṃ,” Jema enebare. | nebar |
| 24. | You'll keep procrastinating until you're completely lost. | Kwōnaaj ruṃwij bajjek oom tūṃ. | oom |
| 25. | The canoe is drifting away. The ship missed the island. The ship lost its direction. | Epeḷọk wa eo. | peḷọk |
| 26. | “It will be better because we’ll be sure not to get lost again,” I said. P1336 | “Eṃṃan bwe iien eṇ jejeḷā ke jeban bar peḷọk,” iba. | peḷọk |
| 27. | Our team has been losing ever since we lost you as pitcher.” P467 | Kwaar jako jān aṃ pijja innem unin an kumi eo arro kar luuj.” | pijja |
| 28. | I lost my diary during the last war. | Ejako raanñanraan eo aō ilo pata eo ḷọk | raan ñan raan |
| 29. | My ring is lost. | Ejako riiñ eo aō. | riiñ |