lost and found

American

Or lost-and-found

noun

a room in a public place for items left behind and from which the owners may retrieve them.

Example Sentences

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Maybe airports lost and found planes all the time, and that was just one of those things nobody had mentioned in the Sky Trails orientation.

From Literature

People kept partying but I needed to hunt for the lost and found station, which had thoughtfully posted a picture of my mitten online.

From Los Angeles Times

Stories such as Lost and Found, How to Catch a Star, and Here We Are have delighted, intrigued and fascinated families around the world.

From BBC

Lost and found: $1 million in Spanish gold and silver coins near Florida coast.

From MarketWatch

But if that seems like an overwhelming abundance of riches, the Boss has kept you in his thoughts with “Lost and Found: Selections From The Lost Albums,” a single CD/2 LP release which whittles the tracklist down to only 20 songs, dealer’s choice.

From Salon

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