work loose
Example Sentences
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I wound them tight and tied the strips together so they couldn’t work loose.
From "Old Yeller" by Fred Gipson
Their struggles had caused the cord which made fast the craft to one of the poles to become untied and the other pole to work loose.
From A Poached Peerage by Magnay, William
Otherwise, the bearing brasses will only grip at one end and with such insufficient support they will quickly work loose, both in the bearing seat and bearing cap.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred
The result was two compact bundles which could not work loose.
From Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)
I’m not used to such goings-on”––and Cherry did what he could to work loose his legs.
From Santa Fé's Partner Being Some Memorials of Events in a New-Mexican Track-end Town by Janvier, Thomas A. (Thomas Allibone)
