loosen
Example Sentences
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It crinkled in a way that bothered his ears, so he loosened his fingers and let it go.
From Literature
The kind words from her parents made the knot in Sadako’s stomach loosen.
From Literature
I loosened the soil around them with my cutlass and pulled out a cluster of tubers.
From Literature
Instead, Mr. Oliver suggests, among other things, meditation and yoga, explaining how these Eastern practices can help up transcend our personal preoccupations and loosen the constraints of the ego’s self-obsession.
Last week, lawmakers passed reforms to reopen Venezuela's nationalized hydrocarbons industry to private players, a move immediately reciprocated with a loosening of US sanctions.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
