Example Sentences

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After 17 episodes filled with named locations and precise coordinates, the story has loosed its moorings in both place and time.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2017

In the past several months, General Petraeus has loosed an extraordinary amount of firepower on the Taliban insurgency.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2010

Along with his blitz krieg of acrimony, he has loosed a horde of acronyms.

From Time Magazine Archive

He has obeyed the Vizier's command and has loosed his falcon.

From Serbia: A Sketch by Reed, Helen Leah

He has loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on.

From The Negro and the elective franchise. A Series Of Papers And A Sermon (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 11.) by Cook, Charles C.