loose
Example Sentences
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The former, which Miller once considered calling “The Inside of His Head,” is fluidly constructed, playing fast and loose with time as it tracks the disintegrating mental life of down-and-out salesman Willy Loman.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
“I still feel this is a much better and more secure process than loose paper tax documents in a manila folder.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Wales enjoyed plenty of possession but left an alarming amount of space behind for the likes of Jeremy Doku, who cut loose at Cardiff City Stadium.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
“Disconnect from every algorithm / Every perverse incentive / That drags you down,” from the comparatively loose and casual title track, is another example.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
A voice at my shoulder made me jump, almost launching every loose bead on the table into the air.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
