Sentence examples for he thought lost from inspiring English sources

In 2008, the popular mayor of Hazleton, Pa., who had raised his profile by enacting anti-immigrant provisions (his ticket to national office, he thought), lost his race for Congress, in part because the immigrants he had so maligned were motivated to vote.

Blair said he thought losing business support was hugely damaging because voters believe what chief executives say about the economy.

The Dutch went into the 2010 World Cup on the back of a long unbeaten run but he thinks losing games will refocus the squad on the task ahead, and remind them exactly how they need to tackle it.

"He thought he lost us and went back home.

Girardi said he thought Nova lost his rhythm after a long eighth inning.

Murn said he thought he lost by "maybe two centimeters," perhaps three-quarters of an inch.

I don't have an off switch.' Anytime a fight didn't go his way — a draw or maybe he thought he lost — that would eat at him".

Israel, he thinks, has lost its daring, its imagination, its big-heartedness.

As Hayes went to bed, he thought he had lost.

The accent he thought he had lost was constantly noticed.

He also told BBC Olympics Breakfast that for a second he thought he had lost the final race.