Examples of loosen up in a Sentence
hoped that adding a second lane would loosen up traffic on that street
a high-pressure job that makes it hard for him to loosen up even on weekends
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But France loosened up and Italy fired back with a Capuozzo try and a Paolo Garbisi penalty.
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ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Give yourself permission to let your guard down and loosen up a bit.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
At the show's afterparty, Browne and his models—some still wearing the metallic hair adornments from the show—loosened up a bit as a DJ positioned in one corner of the tent attempted to manifest Latifah with a quick mix of her hits.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
People with burns over a large part of their body were immersed in large tubs filled with saline solution to loosen up with dead skin.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
Give yourself permission to let your guard down and loosen up a bit.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
At the show's afterparty, Browne and his models—some still wearing the metallic hair adornments from the show—loosened up a bit as a DJ positioned in one corner of the tent attempted to manifest Latifah with a quick mix of her hits.
—Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 7 Feb. 2026
People with burns over a large part of their body were immersed in large tubs filled with saline solution to loosen up with dead skin.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Loosen up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loosen%20up. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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