loosening

Example Sentences

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Instead, some sodium atoms replace zinc atoms, slightly loosening the glass structure and changing its properties.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

“It will cause Beijing to intensify its efforts to test the boundaries of what it can gain in terms of loosening America’s commitment to Taiwan’s security.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

In addition to loosening the valve on submissions, many journals are further overheating the system by offering papers for what used to be study components.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

That’s when something tightened, a brief, instinctual clam-closing and then loosening again just as fast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

If anybody looked suspicious, I’d quickly cross the street, or go through a door, or turn a comer, loosening my arm enough to let the package drop.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey