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
And I was like, ‘Right, I’d quite like it to be loose.’
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
You can be loose, and that transitions into your running and into your life.’”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Who knows where we’re headed, but it’ll be good to be loose upon arrival.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2022
I even walk around, bouncing lightly on each floorboard in hopes that one might be loose.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
