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Recent Examples of footloose Of all the world’s footloose international students, 15 percent come to the United States, the largest share of any country in the world. David G. Victor, Foreign Affairs, 28 May 2025 Defiant and determined to get back home on his own to his mother and grandfather Gerald (Paul Weller) in East London, George encounters real danger as a distraught Rita tries to find her footloose son. Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Oct. 2024 The footloose couple performed on the opening night of the Symphony of Dance tour in Melbourne, Fl. Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2024 Huppert plays a footloose and intense French woman at large in Korea and vaguely making ends meet as an untrained language tutor with eccentric methods. Patrick Frater, Variety, 19 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for footloose
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Adjective
  • Plane outlets are often slow, loose, or even nonexistent, and when delays stack up, a dead phone becomes a real problem—not just an inconvenience.
    Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
  • In reality, though, the song’s lyrics are downbeat but vague, held together by a loose emotional logic.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The silent generation thought boomers were too freewheeling.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Todd Snider, the freewheeling American artist known for his sharp wit and decades of genre-blending songwriting, has died.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Among those with in five shots of the lead are former Masters champion Patrick Reed, despite having to settle for a 72, and Patrick Cantlay, who opened the Masters with a 77 and became the first player in seven years to play bogey-free two straight days with rounds of 67-66.
    Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 12 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The satchel design is great for everyday use and looks great with a casual outfit like Kendall Jenner and Jennifer Garner’s jean looks.
    Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But Ashley and Austin, bless their hearts, would live in the throes of a careless spring, with mismatched furniture and super casual pastel curtains.
    Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Valadao’s campaign says the votes show the congressman is an independent thinker, unbound by partisan ideology.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Tiwa Savage has stepped into her era of emotional depth—unbound and unbothered.
    Essence, Essence, 4 Dec. 2025

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“Footloose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footloose. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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