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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The market could loosen up if mortgage rates were to ease, Ken Johnson, a real estate economist at the University of Mississippi.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 June 2026
A lot has changed since then—the designer shuffle means most brands have new creative directors, and the men’s silhouette has certainly loosened up a bit (though maybe be coming back down to Earth).
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 13 June 2026
Brady’s challenge will be to get this team to loosen up in the right ways while maintaining the structure and discipline that have made this Bills team so successful over the years.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 11 June 2026
If the plant was root bound in its pot, consider pulling it out of the ground, loosening up the roots so water can penetrate, and replanting it.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 June 2026
A lot has changed since then—the designer shuffle means most brands have new creative directors, and the men’s silhouette has certainly loosened up a bit (though maybe be coming back down to Earth).
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 13 June 2026
Brady’s challenge will be to get this team to loosen up in the right ways while maintaining the structure and discipline that have made this Bills team so successful over the years.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 11 June 2026
If the plant was root bound in its pot, consider pulling it out of the ground, loosening up the roots so water can penetrate, and replanting it.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 7 June 2026
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“Loosen up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loosen%20up. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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