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Sentence examples for on the loose from inspiring English sources

"on the loose" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means "free to move about," or "not under restraint." For example: "The criminal was still on the loose, and the police urged everyone to be extra cautious."

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on the loose

phrase

Not incarcerated or in captivity; not under control.

  • There were reports of a giraffe that escaped from the zoo, on the loose in New York.

synonyms

on the run
on the lam

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The one who was on the loose was taken into custody on Friday evening.

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The New York Times

Two suspects were arrested by police, but one suspect remains on the loose.

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The New York Times

Skinny, on the loose".

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The New Yorker

But Mr. Wright remained on the loose.

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And the movies about tornadoes, dinosaurs on the loose, volcanoes.

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The New Yorker

She got away and spent Wednesday night on the loose.

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A gorilla goes on the loose in Alabama.

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And a serial killer is on the loose.

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The New York Times - Books

"ICE is on the loose, out on the streets.

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"Another remains on the loose in Watertown after a firefight with police".

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Maybe the world does need another virus-on-the-loose movie, but this one doesn't have much to recommend it.

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