loosened
Example Sentences
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Maybe a spoonful of jam loosened with warm water.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
All this has loosened OPEC’s grip on the U.S. economy, and Americans have felt less pain during this energy crisis.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Anxious investors worry that underwriting standards may have loosened at private-credit firms as it rapidly grew to become a $2 trillion industry.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
Bank Indonesia opted to leave its benchmark seven-day reverse repo rate at 4.75%, extending a pause in place since it last loosened policy settings in September.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
When he began to wipe his exhaust pipes, he discovered they wiggled, loosened by all those tugging paws.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
