Yet some water is inevitably lost to evaporation or otherwise never gets back to the rivers.
But the atmosphere of the quaint seaside village is inevitably lost.
Fink's voice normally boasts vulnerability, its character cementing his connection with fans; some of this is inevitably lost in such a large room but dancing replaces pontification.
Along the way, some energy is inevitably lost, and even though proportionately these losses are small, when you're talking about four trillion kilowatt hours they quickly add up.
Within the self, there is an unknown other who is inevitably lost in the translation (whether in confession or even consulting room).
Something is inevitably lost in translation, but the small publishing firm Haus is to be congratulated on making available in English this account of a great Frenchwoman's life.
"So much is inevitably lost in translating Oriental literature," he is reported to have said, "that one must give a great deal in return".
In the example of the rolling car, some of the work done to set the car in motion is inevitably lost as heat due to friction, and the car eventually comes to a stop on a level surface.
