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The phrase "we were at a loss" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used when expressing confusion or uncertainty about how to respond to a situation. Example: "When faced with the unexpected news, we were at a loss for words."
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"We were at a loss".
We were at a loss about what to do".
Again we were at a loss for words.
But as a group of young people we were at a loss when it came to dealing with our complex feelings.
I called Stowe up on this but he would not do it, so we were at a loss as to what to do about poor Mike Gorman, who was really the only one we knew who understood the health issues.
Armed with only the address of our rental apartment and with no Hungarian forints on us, we were at a loss as to what to do, until we spotted a few banks across a very busy street from the station.
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"We're at a loss for words," the paper wrote in an editorial.
We're at a loss whether (and how) to R.S.V.P. What should we do?
We are a country at war, and we are at a loss to understand what that means.
To me, these remains are the powerful expression of emotions that we are at a loss to express in words.
"It's really kind of frightening, and unfortunately, we're at a loss to explain it," Dr. Elixhauser said.
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