How to Use at loose ends in a Sentence

at loose ends

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  • The most obvious beginning is back in the ’90s, when Stavin’ Chain, one of Capps’ early bands, broke up and left him at loose ends.
    — al, 25 June 2020
  • Which may be why Crowe, after the premiere, was just standing outside the theater at loose ends.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Children of all ages, of course, can have bigger problems than being at loose ends and missing their friends.
    — Lydia Denworth, The Atlantic, 24 June 2020
  • Like so many restaurant workers at the height of the pandemic, Pear Chaisitthisinsuk found herself at loose ends last year.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Sep. 2021
  • In the early 1970s, Peter graduates from college and is at loose ends, and discouraged about his country and himself.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2021
  • When that possibility was removed from him this season, Tom finds himself once again at loose ends.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2021
  • In Scotland, the departure of Ms. Sturgeon, a clarion voice for Scottish independence, has left that movement at loose ends.
    — Mark Landler, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Anxious and at loose ends, Amanda joins forces with Persephone to establish a rhino-protection nonprofit.
    — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2021
  • Friday was left at loose ends until another young woman, this one traveling from Syracuse, appeared at 9:25 a.m. with five garment bags and two suitcases.
    — Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Their leader of sorts is Portia, a personal assistant from San Francisco who is at loose ends during her boss’s luxury resort vacation on the Italian coast.
    — Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Last March, as the pandemic swept the world and overburdened hospitals halted surgeries, including transplants, Morrison found himself at loose ends.
    — Laura Parker, National Geographic, 16 Sep. 2020
  • But in an unintentional killing or injury, there often is no legal compensation — and that can leave not only the victim’s family at loose ends, but also the perpetrator.
    — NBC News, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Coincidentally, Lucia and Mia find themselves at loose ends after Dominic ends their arrangement early.
    — Donna Bowman, Chron, 13 Nov. 2022

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