How to Use "Loose" with Example Sentences

loose (adj): not firmly or tightly fixed in place; not held or tied together

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Used with verbs:

"The door handle is loose."
(be: is/am/are, feels, seems)

"The screw became loose."
(became, came, got)

"She let her hair fall loose down her back."
(fall, hang)

"The dog broke loose from the yard."
(broke, got)

"He let the animals loose."
(let, set, turn)

Used with adverbs:

"The rope felt slightly loose."
(slightly, a little, rather)

Used with nouns:

"My son has a loose tooth."
(tooth)

"I need to tighten the loose ends."
(ends, joints, screws, wheels, parts)

"She can't keep a secret. She has loose lips."
(lips)

"I like her hair in a loose ponytail."
(ponytail, bun)

"She wears very loose clothes."
(clothes)

"Do you have any loose change?"
(change)

"One of the side effects is loose stools."
(stools)