loose end
noun
1
: something left hanging loose
2
: a fragment of unfinished business
—usually used in plural
tying up loose ends
Examples of loose end in a Sentence
We still have one more loose end to deal with before we're finished with the project.
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But there could still be legal loose ends in the pair of cases.
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John Scott Lewinski, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
The shady fixer for Market Equities gets spooked when local police — pressured by a new autopsy report Kayce procures — reverse John Dutton’s official cause of death from suicide to homicide, triggering the mysterious powers that be to tie up loose ends.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
Sarah was the one loose end as police reopened the Dutton case as a possible homicide.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
While your relationship with your daughter-in-law has changed, this logistical question offers you the opportunity to tie up some emotional loose ends and part with peace.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
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John Scott Lewinski, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
The shady fixer for Market Equities gets spooked when local police — pressured by a new autopsy report Kayce procures — reverse John Dutton’s official cause of death from suicide to homicide, triggering the mysterious powers that be to tie up loose ends.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
Sarah was the one loose end as police reopened the Dutton case as a possible homicide.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
While your relationship with your daughter-in-law has changed, this logistical question offers you the opportunity to tie up some emotional loose ends and part with peace.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for loose end
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“Loose end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loose%20end. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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