let loose
idiom
1
: to allow (someone or something) to move or go freely
He let the dogs loose in the courtyard.
cattle let loose to graze on the green fields
—often used figurativelya director who's willing to let her actors loose to interpret their roles however they see fit
how to stop the violence that has been let loose on the city
2
: to produce (something, such as a cry) in a sudden and forceful way
The crowd let loose an enormous groan when the pass was intercepted.
She let loose (with) a scream.
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All that cash just obscures the dysfunction Obamacare has let loose in our health insurance market.
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Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Somewhere beautiful and private, where all their friends can let loose.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Tatum let loose a few new details, including a major change to Gambit.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
In fact, the birds let loose with the feces every four to ten minutes while in flight, excreting roughly 5 percent of their body mass every hour.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025
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Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Somewhere beautiful and private, where all their friends can let loose.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
Tatum let loose a few new details, including a major change to Gambit.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
In fact, the birds let loose with the feces every four to ten minutes while in flight, excreting roughly 5 percent of their body mass every hour.
—ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for let loose
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“Let loose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/let%20loose. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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