loosening

Example Sentences

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Instead, some sodium atoms replace zinc atoms, slightly loosening the glass structure and changing its properties.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The potential replacements for Keir Starmer haven’t indicated a strong preference for fiscal loosening right now, ING strategists said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

In addition to loosening the valve on submissions, many journals are further overheating the system by offering papers for what used to be study components.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

That’s when something tightened, a brief, instinctual clam-closing and then loosening again just as fast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Then he felt the earring loosening, and the cockatoo, the earring firmly in its beak, fell from his shoulder.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole