be loose
Example Sentences
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Take care when combining the rice, lentils and pasta: The mix should be loose and textured, not mushy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Because when if you’re sitting there as a watcher, listening to all the stuff I say about my dad, you need to be loose.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2025
Their membership tends to be loose and sometimes overlaps.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
“We don’t know what the drilling machine will have to cut through. It could be loose soil or rocks. But we are prepared,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
This time tomorrow she would be loose in the night.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
