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

And I was like, ‘Right, I’d quite like it to be loose.’

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2024

“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

Who knows where we’re headed, but it’ll be good to be loose upon arrival.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2022

Any dogs would probably be chained, but the cats would be loose.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams