looseness
Example Sentences
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Ball, now 10 years removed from the 35-0, national championship season with the Huskies, still plays with the looseness of the freshman who was hooping with his older brothers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026
Frankie Celenza approaches the Feast with a kind of joyful unseriousness — the exact mix of reverence and looseness that makes the tradition so lovable.
From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025
To have one’s emails set to lowercase implies a looseness, a conversational tone, and sends its own message.
From Slate • Nov. 14, 2025
She still writes on her own - claiming that collaborators would find her methods “insufferable” - but approached recording sessions with a newfound looseness.
From BBC • Oct. 6, 2024
I lifted the oar in the air and I shoved its handle into this looseness, into this lifesaving detail.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
