How to Use on the loose in a Sentence

on the loose

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  • The fit is on the loose side and drapes just above the hips.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The suspect is still on the loose.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
  • At this time, George's killer is still on the loose.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Pratt jumped on the loose football and took off for the end zone.
    Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Neighbors are on edge with the suspect on the loose.
    Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2025
  • There are fireballs of zombies on the loose.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Was a serial killer on the loose?
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
  • The shooter, as of my writing this, is still on the loose.
    Karan Mahajan, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The man is still on the loose and hasn’t been identified.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Years later, the killer remains on the loose.
    Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • This moose on the loose in a grocery parking lot was in the mood for a snack.
    Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Turns out, a killer dressed in a downright creepy duck costume is on the loose.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The gunman remains on the loose.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The suspect remains on the loose.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Moose are on the loose in the southern Rockies.
    John Wendt, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The teen was able to run home safely but her attacker is still on the loose.
    Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 26 May 2025
  • Since Jigsaw has been dead for years, there's a copycat on the loose.
    Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Four gunshot victims lay dead in the garage, and the shooter was on the loose.
    Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Ruffin joined the fight and was shot dead by the puncher, who remains on the loose.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 July 2024
  • The target bear, however, is still on the loose.
    Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the other two pythons are still on the loose, the rescue said.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Gordon showed speed and smarts to pounce on the loose ball and quickly find the feet of his captain.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • One is apparently still on the loose.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Hanas makes a move down the left wing, gets the puck knocked away, but Klassen jumps on the loose puck in the slot.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 15 Dec. 2021
  • The suspect is believed to have fled in a car left nearby and remains on the loose.
    Louis Casiano, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The two suspects remain on the loose as of Wednesday evening.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2023
  • With Tyler and Slurp now on the loose, what could possibly go wrong?
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The culprit fled and appears to have remained on the loose over the weekend.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
  • The murderer on the loose, as the manhunt now spreads across the country.
    ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • But three suspects are still on the loose, and one of the puppies remains missing.
    Simon J. Levien, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025

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