loosen up

verb

loosened up; loosening up; loosens up

: to become less tense : relax

Examples of loosen up in a Sentence

hoped that adding a second lane would loosen up traffic on that street a high-pressure job that makes it hard for him to loosen up even on weekends

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Be sure to spend plenty of time massaging the cleanser into your skin, which will allow the blend of oils and plant extracts to loosen up the congestion in your pores. —

Emily Orofino, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024 At a stop at a memorial to Polish soldiers Benji coerces the group into posing for goofy photos, everyone loosening up, getting into it. —

Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 11 Nov. 2024 The nation’s ports loosened up the backlog of container ships, cutting freight prices dramatically and lowering costs for retailers. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2024 But perhaps most important, Out of Sight is where Clooney learned to loosen up on-camera, shedding the stiff self-consciousness that hampered his previous film performances. —

Will Leitch, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for loosen up