loosened
Example Sentences
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Maybe a spoonful of jam loosened with warm water.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
All this has loosened OPEC’s grip on the U.S. economy, and Americans have felt less pain during this energy crisis.
From Barron's • May 7, 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
But her hometown has never loosened its grip.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The baby began to whimper, and slowly, the old woman loosened her hold on the Iron Rod.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
