loosened
Example Sentences
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The move has loosened the ties of their relationship.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Maybe a spoonful of jam loosened with warm water.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
The UK government has loosened strict sanctions on Russian oil refined into diesel and jet fuel in third countries as prices rise.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Anxious investors worry that underwriting standards may have loosened at private-credit firms as it rapidly grew to become a $2 trillion industry.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
In fact, I hit the seat so hard that I loosened something, which fluttered to the ground.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
