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
• 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
• Ready to loosen up and reach your full fitness potential?
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 15 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• Can Max Duggan get going and loosen up the Wolverines pass defense?
  — Paul Myerberg, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2022
• What to Consider: The waistband can loosen up slightly throughout the day.
  — Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2023
• But in this case, solar power is used to generate steam, which goes downhole to loosen up the oil.
  — Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2022
• Remove any seeds, and also remove the bale strings to loosen up the flakes – the compressed bale sections – before adding to the compost pile.
  — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2023
• To loosen up before gigs, Watts would stand backstage and perform a series of hip wiggles that amused Richards to no end.
  — Dan Reilly, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2021

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024