loose
Example Sentences
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Advocacy groups such as the American Trucking Assn., which in the past has lobbied for looser licensing rules to address driver shortages, have backed the tighter restrictions.
From Los Angeles Times
The absence of those elements here makes “Hamnet” simply derivative; a loose thread, grabbed swiftly and pulled hard in the hopes that the audience will be undone.
From Salon
If they were loose, she folded a carton in the shape of a heart to fill in the space.
From Los Angeles Times
Steenkamp was his tormentor and the prop was also prominent in the loose as he opened the scoring by diving over in his first Test start.
From BBC
Take care when combining the rice, lentils and pasta: The mix should be loose and textured, not mushy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
