loosened
Example Sentences
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“You’re just being social and it made you feel good and you kind of loosened up and everything.”
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
After more than three years of sitting on a massive cash pile, Berkshire Hathaway finally loosened up and found a stock worth buying — its own.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
Morocco said it had strengthened, not loosened, its security measures in response to the sudden movement of people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Japan has loosened rules, external to allow for the increased use of coal-fired power plants, Italy is delaying the closure, external of its remaining stations until 2038, and India has postponed maintenance , externalshutdowns.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
“We loosened it a bit,” he explained, holding it open for her.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
