How to Use loosen up in a Sentence

loosen up

verb

• The ’70s was a moment to break down, tweak and loosen up.
  — Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2022
• How to Treat It: If clothing is the culprit, loosen up the fit.
  — Jennifer G. Sullivan, Allure, 30 Jan. 2023
• Unroll your mat, grab your props, and get ready to loosen up.
  — Amy Eisinger, M.a., SELF, 27 Dec. 2022
• The hope is that Rozier’s neck will loosen up in time to play on Tuesday against the Hawks.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
• His right knee, with a torn meniscus, just wouldn’t loosen up.
  — Callie Caplan, Dallas News, 19 May 2021
• But there are signs the market may be starting to loosen up.
  — NBC News, 18 Mar. 2022
• But over the years, Rieu loosened up the design and content of his shows.
  — Ed Symkus, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2023
• If your plant is in a plastic container, squeeze the sides to loosen up the dirt.
  — Rosa Cartagena, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2022
• 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
• And make sure your other guests can loosen up enough to join in with good humor.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
• Even backstage some shows, maybe a little bit to loosen up.
  — Kayla James, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2022
• Her recent trip to New York saw Meghan loosen up a little.
  — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 5 Aug. 2022
• Plus, Margaret doesn't truly loosen up in just a few short days.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 9 June 2024
• Instead, the fabric is more stiff, but does loosen up a bit in water.
  — Courtney Leiva, Peoplemag, 10 June 2023
• Ready to loosen up with some awesome, do-anywhere moves?
  — Jenny McCoy, SELF, 11 July 2023
• Plush, the wrap belt is durable enough to stay in place without loosening up with wear.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
• The first part of the class involves some marching around the room to stretch muscles such as bringing knees up during the march to loosen up the hips.
  — Linda Gandee, cleveland, 20 June 2022
• The coaches don't push their buttons but would love for Kayla to come back and loosen up a little the next time around.
  — Maggie Fremont, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2021
• As April encourages you to loosen up, give your love style a thrilling revamp.
  — Debbie Frank, Peoplemag, 5 Apr. 2024
• To put your foot in the boot, unbuckle everything and loosen up the liner tongue.
  — Douglas Schnitzspahn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2023
• And no, the walk from your desk to the kitchen during lunch is not enough movement to loosen up your second most mobile joint.
  — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 14 Dec. 2022
• The simplest method to loosen up a powdery substance is to tip the container up and down two or three times.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Nov. 2022
• Back then, pitchers used to go in the training room and rub heat on their arms, go out, loosen up, get in the bullpen, pitch, and go out there and pitch a game.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2024
• Though that caused some things to loosen up a little and slow my progress down, the recovery was fairly easy and quick.
  — Julia Sullivan, SELF, 12 Sep. 2024
• Ready to loosen up and reach your full fitness potential?
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 15 May 2023
• The bar has been open since 2004, and while back then men weren’t welcome, things have loosened up a bit to include all genders.
  — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 May 2024
• Screws are adjustable in case the arms loosen up with time, which is a nice bonus, and both the frames and lenses still look as good as new after our tests.
  — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 29 June 2023
• Maybe things loosen up closer to training camp with prices going down.
  — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2024
• At the Emmy Awards in January, White slowly loosened up throughout the night — and his clothes did the same.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 25 Feb. 2024
• If this reminder to loosen up nods to where Ashe is going, her next chapter should be a downright blast.
  — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2022

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024