Lost
Lost adjective - No longer possessed.
Usage example: we searched all over the house for the lost keys
Nearby Word: losing
Protected
Protected adjective - Kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss.
Both words in one sentence
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Lost Wedding Ring: Erik gives Christine a plain wedding ring and says that she is protected so long as she wears it, although Raoul doesn't like it since he wants to marry Christine himself.
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Earth-6's Pre-Crisis analog was a world where America lost the Revolutionary War and a royal family of superheroes protected the Earth.
Source: Comicbook / The Multiversity -
King: In relation to Ban, for not being the one who actually protected the fountain, he lost his sister and the forest he lived in was destroyed.
Source: Manga / The Seven Deadly Sins
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