loose
Example Sentences
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"Had to get another jaw surgery. The screws and plates were coming loose because apparently I didn’t rest for the past 2 months whaattttttttt," he wrote on Instagram.
From Barron's
But droughts followed by intense snow can cause problems - the new snow is unable to bind to old snow underneath, which can either be very hard or non-existent, and therefore remains loose.
From BBC
It’s not televised, and so everyone’s feeling loose and there are drinks in the afternoon and also, at this point, everyone is a winner.
From Los Angeles Times
Some of my favorite soups begin as a loose armful of aromatics and whatever vegetables are lingering in the fridge.
From Salon
The Taylor Rule, a benchmark once favored by the Fed that links interest rates to inflation and economic slack, currently implies that policy should be tighter, not looser.
From Barron's
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