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The phrase "a lost one" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to someone or something that has been misplaced, is missing, or is in a state of confusion or disorientation.
Example: "In the vast forest, I felt like a lost one, unsure of which path to take."
Alternatives: "a wayward soul" or "a wandering spirit."
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That does not mean this season is a lost one for the Red Storm.
For almost everyone in Houston, last week was a lost one.
When I told Persson about Joseph's story, he said, "Any personal memory of a lost one is valuable, regardless of form.
That these churches have some of the fastest-growing congregations led the outgoing Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali, to suggest that, "if it had not been for the black majority churches … the Christian cause in many of our cities would have looked a lost one".
More and more every year, because every year without a perceptible decrease in air pollution levels is a lost one.
Any one of those truths would be enough to help a lost one find the true path -‒just as I eventually did.
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Appearing worn out and flabbergasted, Chaney criticized his team for coasting, acting as if it was on a winning streak rather than a losing one.
A losing one.
In some ways, making a winning speech is harder than making a losing one.
But for Rhodes and the Mariners bullpen, the battle is often a losing one.
Nobody wants the opening season in the new barn to be a losing one.
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