Sentence examples for applied loosely from inspiring English sources
The "singing" (a term that must be applied loosely) siblings perform in front of banks of neon lights.
Formally speaking, Bluetooth is a short-distance wireless networking standard, but the word "standard" is applied loosely.
Although database is applied loosely to any collection of information in computer files, a database in the strict sense provides cross-referencing capabilities.
Ghaybah is applied loosely to anyone whom God has withdrawn from the world and kept invisible to the eyes of ordinary men.
They are basically about color and brushwork, packed with ferocious, free-flowing strokes, applied loosely and liberally in layers that spill over and encompass the wooden frames in what has become the artist's standard approach to painting.
Sam Rockwell, who played the young hothead in "Heist," tackles a similar role here, though he is also called upon to be the big job's mastermind, a term that can only be applied loosely and by default.
"Dawn of Goodbye" was conceived as a meditation on the ups and downs of romance, though the concept applies loosely.
In the past, for Latin Americanists (a term I apply loosely to people who work in or on the region) have tended to focus on domestic and development issues.
This only applies loosely to the bags that are just normal plastic.
Master is a term applied too loosely in classical music.
Yet the term "portrait" can be applied only loosely or tentatively to his bust-length sculptures.
