loosen

Example Sentences

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The knot in my chest loosened just a fraction.

From Literature

Like that laughter had helped loosen the last bit inside of me that was wound too tight.

From Literature

In the years since his nuclear weapons programme has grown and the regime's iron grip on every aspect of life has shown no signs of loosening.

From BBC

Winter loosens its grip, but does not disappear.

From Salon

On Thursday, Amodei signaled the company wouldn’t cave to the Department of Defense’s demands to loosen safety restrictions on its AI models.

From Los Angeles Times