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Discover LudwigThe phrase "when all seemed lost" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a moment where the outcome of a situation looks bleak or uncertain. For example, "Everyone was prepared to give up, but then she showed up, and when all seemed lost, she inspired us to keep going."
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So his high school offensive coordinator, Julius Scott, trained him to keep his eyes downfield when all seemed lost.
He drove his tired body forward to square the score at 1-1 when all seemed lost.
In the end, when all seemed lost, he led a final drive to set up the 25-24 win.
"We shall go on to the end," he had said defiantly, four years earlier, when all seemed lost.
But just when all seemed lost, down the path came the drenched and ghostly figure of Second Lt.
Just when all seemed lost, Mayweather seized a metal folding chair and beat Big Show to the canvas.
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The most treasured memories in sport come from victories that are achieved when all seems lost.
Because even when all seems lost, you are still enough, and deserve to be proud of how far you've come.
The times when all seem lost is when we most need to see the people and ideas trailblazing the way out of the muck.
The times when all seem lost are the times when we most need to see the people and ideas trailblazing the way out of the muck.
Alan Harris spins a piece of very funny popular theatre about the need for dreams, seizing the initiative when all seems lost and bringing people together.
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