How to Use loose end in a Sentence

loose end

noun

• We still have one more loose end to deal with before we're finished with the project.
• This is a great time to tie up all of the loose ends in your life.
  — Catherine O’Neill, Bon Appetit, 31 Aug. 2017
• There are quite a few loose ends, and a lot of it doesn't add up.
  — Michael Heaton, cleveland.com, 4 May 2018
• When the net dips, players tug on the loose end of the rope to pull it back up.
  — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022
• On the standing side of the rope, create a small loop that faces the loose end of the rope.
  — Outside Online, 2 Aug. 2021
• After the thread broke, the bug held onto the loose ends.
  — Traci Watson, National Geographic, 25 Oct. 2016
• Use tape to attach the loose end of each of the strings to the underside of the top of the door frame.
  — Svenja Lohner, Scientific American, 7 Nov. 2019
• Stumpf noted there are still a lot of loose ends on the deal.
  — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2018
• So here are all the loose ends that need to be tied up in season 3 of 13RW.
  — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 22 May 2018
• The flip side of that coin is that a lot of loose ends seem to slip away, at least for the moment.
  — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 23 Oct. 2017
• But, there are a lot of loose ends left over from season 1.
  — Sarah Felbin, Women's Health, 1 June 2023
• The two-hour event was action-packed, but did the creators tie up all the loose ends?
  — Megan Stein, Country Living, 22 Feb. 2020
• There are a few loose ends outside of the restaurant, too.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 25 June 2023
• This left Justine at a loose end, and Brett was right there to pick it up.
  — Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021
• There was just one loose end that needed to be tied up.
  — Ryan Parker, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2022
• The nurse was Villanelle, in London to tie up loose ends.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Republic, 6 Apr. 2018
• In May, the judge awarded the cat to Bees, and loose ends in the case were finalized this week.
  — Morgan Greene, chicagotribune.com, 28 June 2018
• And that’s not the only loose end the department needs to tie up.
  — Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
• All of Joe's loose ends from season one will come back to haunt him.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2019
• There were a lot of loose ends and a lot of behind-the-curtain drama.
  — Gary Graff, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2017
• To keep things tidy, the loose end of the piggin’ string is threaded through Brazile’s back belt loop.
  — Melissa Lyttle, Smithsonian, 13 Dec. 2017
• Tie up loose ends before moving on to the next project.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, 27 Aug. 2019
• As is often the case in science, there are still a few loose ends to tie up.
  — The Economist, 28 Oct. 2019
• This is supposed to be a day for racers to tie up loose ends.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Feb. 2020
• Any loose ends will have to be tied up in order to move forward with the right choice.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
• The settlement wraps up the final loose end in the shooting of Arce.
  — Bree Burkitt, The Arizona Republic, 25 June 2020
• Prevent snags by dabbing hot glue on the back of the rug to secure loose ends.
  — Amber Wagner, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• Once in the chute, Kimzey slips his palm under the handle, pulls the rope tight and wraps the loose end of it once around his hand.
  — John Whisler, ExpressNews.com, 1 Feb. 2020
• Place it on top of the square knot, then tie the loose ends of the material around it with another square knot.
  — Cristina Mutchler, Health, 17 Aug. 2024
• But as Pip ties up loose ends in the finale, plotlines become jumbled and farfetched, as if the writers were racing to put a neat bow around the story.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024