work loose
Example Sentences
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I wound them tight and tied the strips together so they couldn’t work loose.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
Similarly tuck the upper sheet in with great care at the bottom of the bed, so that it will not work loose and leave the feet of a restless sleeper exposed.
From Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 by Various
I don’t think you will work loose a second time.
From The Gray Phantom by Landon, Herman
"In all my experience, I have never seen one of those bolts work loose of its own accord or because of heat or vibration on the power deck."
From Treachery in Outer Space by Glanzman, Louis
Every now and then, for some reason, the minute-hand seemed to work loose, soon after the half-hour, and, before it reached the three-quarters, it lost five minutes.
From Chatterbox, 1905. by Various
