loosened
Example Sentences
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Maybe a spoonful of jam loosened with warm water.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
The UK government has loosened strict sanctions on Russian oil refined into diesel and jet fuel in third countries as prices rise.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
All this has loosened OPEC’s grip on the U.S. economy, and Americans have felt less pain during this energy crisis.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Anxious investors worry that underwriting standards may have loosened at private-credit firms as it rapidly grew to become a $2 trillion industry.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026
When the husks were loosened, Nhamo poured the grain into a winnowing basket.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
