on the loose

phrase

: able to move freely : not controlled or held in a prison, cage, etc.

—used especially to describe a dangerous person, animal, or group

The prisoner escaped and is still on the loose.

A killer is on the loose.

An angry mob was on the loose.

Examples of on the loose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With the football, and essentially the win, sitting on the turf, Daniels came flying in and dove on the loose ball. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Nina Sosanya voices the local veterinarian, who discovers strange objects inside her animal patients and suspects Bigfoot is on the loose, while Bitzer sets out to find his missing master. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Jason, of course, is on the loose and on the hunt for fresh blood. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Based on real-life events, Paz plays Luz who sets out to kill a serial rapist on the loose in a bid to keep her 14-year old daughter and other young factory workers safe. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for on the loose

• disabuse
• introduce
• reproduce
• abstruse
• abuse
• adduce
• atreus
• caboose
• cayuse
• conduce
• deduce
• diffuse