Definition of FOOTLOOSE

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

Recent Examples on the Web If your dad, like many others, likes to get footloose with styling his socks, add this pack of a dozen to your cart ASAP. — Simona Matovic, oregonlive, "Father’s Day is here, but is Dad’s gift? | Last-minute ideas from Amazon Prime," 12 June 2019 To some footloose multinationals, Singapore’s stability now looks appealing, compared with the threat of unpredictable commutes and closed schools in Hong Kong. — The Economist, "DiscontentSocial unrest in places like Hong Kong is not proof of economic failure," 5 Dec. 2019 Today in Lancashire, England, Dame Vivienne Westwood got footloose for an important cause. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "Vivienne Westwood Says No to Fracking With an ABBA Dance Party," 16 Oct. 2018 In a variation on the footloose lifestyle, some people are turning less nomadic, staying for months - and in some cases, years - and embedding themselves in communities of like-minded workers. — Mike Plunkett, chicagotribune.com, "For digital nomads, work is where the laptop is," 9 July 2018 Their geographical behaviour is limited and predictable, not footloose and fancy-free. — The Economist, "At any given time in their lives, people have two dozen regular haunts," 28 June 2018 And in what reads like an embarrassing instance of wish-fulfillment, Rachel Carson, the Hillary figure, is safely dead, leaving Duncan footloose and free to enjoy the world’s sympathy. — Adam Kirsch, The Atlantic, "Bill Clinton’s Novel Isn't a Thriller—It's a Fantasy," 16 June 2018 There was once a time not so long ago when teen television was pretty footloose and fancy free. — refinery29.com, "Teen TV Is Darker Than Dark & Cloak And Dagger Is The Proof," 8 June 2018 At the Migis Lodge on the northwestern banks of Maine’s Sebago Lake, the Porta family has been re-creating that footloose feeling for adults and their own children—with make-your-own ice cream sundae socials and Bingo nights—since 1968. — Kate Betts, WSJ, "An Upscale Summer Camp for Grown-ups in Maine," 16 May 2018

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