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The phrase "had gotten lost" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone or something became lost in the past, often in a narrative context.
Example: "By the time we realized we had gotten lost, it was already dark outside."
Alternatives: "had become lost" or "had lost their way."
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Still, somehow we had gotten lost.
How did they know the second bomber had gotten lost?
I had gotten lost inside a hallucinatory English dreamscape.
I think I screwed up". We had gotten lost.
One wishes the author had gotten lost more often.
And nearly 10 percent of locals admitted they had gotten lost in the previous week.
Klingsor's great error, the production suggested, was that he had gotten lost in the past.
But I had gotten lost, and the fastest way back to my car was to run.
Quantrill did not lead the attack on Fort Blair himself because he had gotten lost in the brush.
On the way across the border, he had gotten lost when his group was attacked by bandits.
The next day, news broke of a huge search-and-rescue operation for two young women in kayaks who had gotten lost in the fog.
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