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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Let your guard down and loosen up a bit!
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Start by boiling a pot of hot water on your stove and pouring it slowly down your drain to loosen up the hair, food, or other debris.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
This helps loosen up anything smelly that might be stuck to the blades.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
The Met show could loosen up Krasner’s market.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
Start by boiling a pot of hot water on your stove and pouring it slowly down your drain to loosen up the hair, food, or other debris.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 8 May 2026
This helps loosen up anything smelly that might be stuck to the blades.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
The Met show could loosen up Krasner’s market.
—Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for loosen up
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“Loosen up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loosen%20up. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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