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The phrase "are like lost" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey a sense of confusion or disorientation, but it lacks clarity and proper grammatical structure.
Example: "In the chaos of the city, the tourists are like lost souls searching for direction."
Alternatives: "are like wandering" or "feel as if they are lost."
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"As usual, fashion people are like lost sheep looking for direction".
The sense that US politicians are like lost Japanese soldiers, stumbling from the jungle to discover the war ended decades ago, was compounded last week, when one of the fiercest critics of Obama's strategy, Florida senator Marco Rubio, was thrashed in the state's Republican presidential primary by a much more relaxed Donald Trump.
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"They're like lost lambs.
The kid was like, lost.
"I don't mind if we're, like, lost all day," one told his friends.
It was like "Lost".
It's like losing to the Yankees".
It was like losing a limb".
"It's like losing your family.
"It was like losing oxygen".
That was like losing children," Morris said.
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