lost property

Frequency: 6.04.5 per million words

items that someone has lost, especially in a public place

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Examples (10)

  • I called the lost-property office to see if someone had found my bag.
  • She reported her missing wallet to the lost property department.
  • The airport's lost property section receives hundreds of items daily.
  • Have you checked the lost property at the bus station?
  • Many valuable items end up as lost property if not claimed.
  • He always advises students to hand in any lost property they find.
  • The museum has a small room dedicated to lost property.
  • After the concert, there was a pile of lost property left behind.
  • Finding lost property and returning it to its owner is a good deed.
  • The company has a strict policy regarding unclaimed lost property.