: in a loose manner
loosely attached
a collection of loosely connected stories
His shoes are set tidily together in a corner with his socks draped loosely across them.—
Felix Carroll
Felix CarrollTexting freed a generation from the strictures and inconvenience (and awkwardness) of phone calls, while allowing people to be more loosely and constantly connected.—Jenna Wortham
Jenna WorthamThe novel is loosely based on the life of Georgia O'Keeffe.
Loosely translated from Japanese, umami means delicious or yummy.—N. Seppa
N. SeppaExamples of loosely in a Sentence
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The protests are all loosely coordinated, happening almost organically online rather than organized and promoted by traditional activist groups or political institutions.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Place loosely, rather than pressed directly onto the surface of the food, and make sure the paper isn't touching any interior walls of the microwave.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Failliet is a slang Dutch term that translates as ‘bankrupt’ so the name loosely means ‘finesse or bust’.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
This all said, there’s also only so much a limited, non-authoritarian government can do or should do about loosely held together political movements.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
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Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Place loosely, rather than pressed directly onto the surface of the food, and make sure the paper isn't touching any interior walls of the microwave.
—Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2025
Failliet is a slang Dutch term that translates as ‘bankrupt’ so the name loosely means ‘finesse or bust’.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
This all said, there’s also only so much a limited, non-authoritarian government can do or should do about loosely held together political movements.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loosely
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“Loosely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loosely. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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