Examples of footloose in a Sentence
When she was 20, she was footloose and fancy-free, with no family or serious career to tie her down.
after having been chained for so long, the suddenly footloose dog ran helter-skelter about the yard
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This attempt to revisit the type of fanciful, footloose and fancy-twee storytelling that helped characterize that cultural moment is a big swing, and an even bigger miss.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
But sis, this vacation is your time to let go of all those titles and lean into being footloose and carefree.
—Brittany Vickers, Essence, 15 Sep. 2025
Savoring that freshly churned treat is my last-ditch effort to make the footloose and fancy-free feelings of our salty, sandy beach vacation linger just a little longer.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
Of all the world’s footloose international students, 15 percent come to the United States, the largest share of any country in the world.
—David G. Victor, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2025
But sis, this vacation is your time to let go of all those titles and lean into being footloose and carefree.
—Brittany Vickers, Essence, 15 Sep. 2025
Savoring that freshly churned treat is my last-ditch effort to make the footloose and fancy-free feelings of our salty, sandy beach vacation linger just a little longer.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 7 June 2025
Of all the world’s footloose international students, 15 percent come to the United States, the largest share of any country in the world.
—David G. Victor, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2025
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“Footloose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footloose. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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footloose
adjective
foot·loose
-ˌlüs 
: having no ties : free to roam
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