on the loose
Example Sentences
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England prop Ellis Genge fumbled Russell's through kick and scrum-half White pounced on the loose ball.
From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026
“They told me a suspect was on the loose and that police were holding a perimeter. I didn’t know he was armed,” Hammitt said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
Meanwhile, seven menacing figures in shaggy bleached-blond wigs are on the loose, looking like the world’s most dangerous bubblegum pop band.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026
They led for eight minutes before failing to clear a corner and allowing Ewa Pajor to pounce on the loose ball, cancelling out Ellie Carpenter's delicious opener.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
On a long table, also heaped with old books and papers, the proprietor was writing tireless prose in purple letters, somewhat outlandish, and on the loose pages of a school notebook.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
