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
Nobody wants to be sitting in a cramped seat on a commercial airliner flying at 30,000 feet wondering if the bolts holding the pieces of the jet together might be loose.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
Their membership tends to be loose and sometimes overlaps.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
Clothing should be loose and breathable, but cover the skin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2023
I even walk around, bouncing lightly on each floorboard in hopes that one might be loose.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
