How to Use let loose in a Sentence
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Throw it in the back of a pickup, head to a trail, and let loose.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2026
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The comment was red meat for the crowd, who let loose in a round of boos.
—Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2023
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And the weekends are to let loose and kind of forget about the work.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2023
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Later that evening, her updo was let loose with a change of part.
—Chelsea Avila, Allure, 30 Sep. 2022
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If ever there was a time to let loose with a four-letter word, this was it.
—Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2022
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So have fun and let loose on the dance floor while jamming out to some of your favorite songs.
—Leah Campano, Seventeen, 27 Jan. 2023
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Venzke hopes other Democrats will let loose now, too.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
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After the meal, the group let loose and danced in the castle's dungeon.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
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The question makes Stutzman throw his head back and let loose with that laugh.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
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Don’t be afraid to splatter on the table, bump elbows, let loose.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026
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Don’t treat your cacti with a trickle; turn on the taps and let loose a deluge.
—Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping, 9 Feb. 2017
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Zadie Smith might be the only literary gal who can let loose?
—Julia Hass, Literary Hub, 7 July 2026
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Pérez let loose the short stroke that came through for the Tigers in so many big moments last season.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 May 2025
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That’s the problem with working where most people come to unwind and let loose.
—Claire Stern, ELLE, 31 July 2023
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Seeing a drug addict let loose on your block is maddening.
—Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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Lehman, usually stoic on the ice, let loose some rare emotion.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2026
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Her hair, which had been tied up earlier in the day, was was let loose and styled with a flawless blow-out.
—Valentine Servant-Ulgu, Glamour, 6 Apr. 2024
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Having studied hard throughout high school, two best friends decide to let loose on their last day.
—Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 1 Jan. 2023
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Temperance let loose a banshee wail.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Somewhere beautiful and private, where all their friends can let loose.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
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The two of them winced when a gunman raised his rifle with one hand into the air and let loose a salvo.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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Guests can even let loose and sway along to live music at Lou’s Jazz ‘n Blues.
—Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2024
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Hair types 3a and beyond make a serious statement when let loose.
—Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 July 2026
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In one corner, observers who want to let college football fans let loose a little bit.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
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Well, the background actors look like deer in the headlights as Bobby let loose.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2026
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Starting at 10 pm, this adult-only show is where the elves really let loose.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
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After climbing out of the pool, Shackell spiked his swim cap and goggles and let loose a scream.
—Dave Sheinin, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
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Back then, no one knew what demons would be let loose by the end of East-West competition.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
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Americans were ready to turn the page on war and pestilence and let loose in the roaring ’20s.
—Patrick T. Brown, CNN, 9 Feb. 2023
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The raucous event was an excuse to truly let loose, often in a violent way.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024
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