loose end
Example Sentences
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When the goonies discover their hiding place, the Fratellis plot to snuff out this loose end, causing them to literally dig deeper into the house with the criminals hot on their trail.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2025
"It's not exactly surprising that in a process and negotiation that has been this challenging and this fraught, you may get a loose end," he told a press conference in Washington.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2025
This left him at a loose end, as he’d already decided to take a break from commercial directing to focus on feature films.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
One loose end, Sasselov acknowledges, is that RAO has only been shown to lead to the synthesis of two of RNA’s four nucleotides, cytosine and uracil.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 13, 2023
I cannot remember being at a loose end here, in the summer holidays when I was your age.’
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
