footloose

Example Sentences

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“They were poor and footloose, and they found a fresh way to snub conventions about how a woman ought to live.”

From New York Times

Yet others are enjoying the footloose, fancy-free life.

From Seattle Times

They are footloose but also desperate, squeezed by rising inequality and a frayed safety net.

From New York Times

In a footloose megalopolis that mashes city against indistinguishable city, a place that topples the kind of historical landmarks other cities depend upon to navigate identity, we make do with what we have.

From Los Angeles Times

A socialite, occasional model and one-time salon owner — older than my mother by 14 years — he was footloose and liked it that way.

From New York Times