be loose

Example Sentences

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Take care when combining the rice, lentils and pasta: The mix should be loose and textured, not mushy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Because when if you’re sitting there as a watcher, listening to all the stuff I say about my dad, you need to be loose.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

Nobody wants to be sitting in a cramped seat on a commercial airliner flying at 30,000 feet wondering if the bolts holding the pieces of the jet together might be loose.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Who knows where we’re headed, but it’ll be good to be loose upon arrival.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2022

"I expect it will be loose by the morning and then it'll slip off easily."

From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl