be loose
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“We all need to be loose tonight and not be as tense and uptight.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2026
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
There should never be loose branches touching electrical outlets, cords, or appliances.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 16, 2023
Who knows where we’re headed, but it’ll be good to be loose upon arrival.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2022
“You couldn’t get past me here—no room—and if I go back that brute’ll follow—next thing you’d know he’d be loose in the burrows. You leave it to me. I know what I’m doing.”
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
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