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Discover LudwigThe phrase "running loose" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It means that someone or something is not restrained or controlled and is moving around freely. Example: The dog escaped from its leash and was seen running loose in the park. Other examples include: - The wild horse was running loose in the fields. - The children were running loose around the playground. - The politician's controversial comments have caused rumors to run loose in the media. - The thief was caught after running loose for months. - We need to make sure the items are secured so they don't go running loose during the move.
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Murdoch family members were running loose.
Forty-foot-tall cannibal motherfuckers running loose on the Island?
"We could not have animals running loose in this county," he said.
"We cannot have animals running loose in this county," he said.
17 July Somebody reported that this dog, Bean, was running loose.
He's pure id, running loose in a society that is all repressive superego.
And some kids, running loose on the streets at all hours, fell victim to crime.
Someone from the shelter had found her running loose on Pennsylvania Avenue in Brooklyn.
Police have warned residents to stay indoors after reports of a lion running loose in Essex.
He found dirt roads and mud streets, pigs and chickens running loose.
I, too, brought her food and sometimes found her running loose.
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