loosen
Example Sentences
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I loosen my grip on Boo, and she curls up against me.
From Literature
The agency also loosened its limit on production rates, allowing the company to boost output of the 737 MAX to 42 jets a month.
A 1971 Supreme Court decision briefly loosened these prohibitions, before tightening them again.
From Salon
A combination of open-source innovation and loosened chip controls could create a cheaper, more capable Chinese AI ecosystem.
From Barron's
In the pitch black of the mine, mud-splattered men with headlamps drill into the rock in two-man teams, using hydro drills with long, thin nozzles that shoot out pressurized water to loosen the ore.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
