How to Use loosen up in a Sentence

loosen up

verb

• Let your guard down and loosen up a bit.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
• Let your guard down and loosen up a bit!
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
• Come on, kids, loosen up and have some fun!
  — Sports Columnist, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Oct. 2025
• The tip, of course, matters, but the rules loosen up.
  — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
• Unroll your mat, grab your props, and get ready to loosen up.
  — Amy Eisinger, M.a., SELF, 27 Dec. 2022
• His right knee, with a torn meniscus, just wouldn’t loosen up.
  — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 19 May 2021
• This helps loosen up anything smelly that might be stuck to the blades.
  — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
• Don’t hesitate to let your hair down and loosen up a bit.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
• Pick up any grime the steam loosened up and wipe down the tiles as well as the grout.
  — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 18 May 2026
• Add some acid, and things start to loosen up in the resulting cheese.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
• And make sure your other guests can loosen up enough to join in with good humor.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
• Give yourself permission to let your guard down and loosen up a bit.
  — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
• Plus, Margaret doesn't truly loosen up in just a few short days.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024
• Maybe things loosen up closer to training camp with prices going down.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
• Instead, the fabric is more stiff, but does loosen up a bit in water.
  — Courtney Leiva, Peoplemag, 10 June 2023
• If your plant is in a plastic container, squeeze the sides to loosen up the dirt.
  — Rosa Cartagena, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
• Plush, the wrap belt is durable enough to stay in place without loosening up with wear.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
• Snug at the hips and thigh, the silhouette loosens up at the knee into a true straight leg.
  — Genevieve Cepeda, InStyle, 4 Mar. 2026
• This stretch will help loosen up the calf to allow for greater range of motion through the fascia.
  — Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 8 Apr. 2023
• This routine takes you through some stretches that will help loosen up your hips and lower back.
  — Yoga With Kassandra, Outside, 11 Oct. 2025
• The Met show could loosen up Krasner’s market.
  — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
• But over the years, Rieu loosened up the design and content of his shows.
  — Ed Symkus, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
• First, steam clean the drain using the nozzle attachment to loosen up the mold.
  — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 28 June 2026
• As water evaporates, the steam will help loosen up a bit of the gunk for easy cleaning.
  — Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 16 Mar. 2025
• McCurdy adds that guests themselves tend to loosen up when phones are out of reach.
  — Nikita Khanna, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2026
• As April encourages you to loosen up, give your love style a thrilling revamp.
  — Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
• Georgie pleads, but Meemaw believes that Fred might help Mary loosen up.
  — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
• The head coach’s demeanor in those moments doesn’t help players to loosen up and play freely, either.
  — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2025
• The boyfriend even tried making Peanut loosen up by poking his nose, but the dog was not having it.
  — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
• Chisholm aimed to exhaust the opponent and loosen up the defense for later in the match.
  — Jay King, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025