How to Use loom in a Sentence
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But the question of who takes over looms heavy.
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Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Yes, a pair of meetings with the Ravens loom.
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CBS News,
25 Nov. 2025
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In the low light, rocky walls loom, wreathed in fog from the hot water.
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Brienne Walsh,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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But more potential flash points loom.
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Jill Lawless The Associated Press,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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Paper cuts are a bigger risk these days than losing an arm in a loom.
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Andy Kessler,
WSJ,
13 Nov. 2022
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Such solutions will take time and cutbacks loom in the short term.
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Joel Mathis,
TheWeek,
20 May 2026
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The Avs have two more games before the first set of back-to-backs loom next weekend.
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Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
18 Oct. 2025
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But larger questions about their future loom.
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Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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It would be programmed by punch cards, like the industrial looms of the time.
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Charlie Fink,
Forbes,
17 Feb. 2024
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Her mother and grandmothers were weavers, and looms were a staple in the home.
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Lua Vollaard,
ARTnews.com,
24 June 2026
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Others have shown flashes of brilliance or loom as long-shot upsets.
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Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
1 May 2026
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Days get shorter, the holidays loom, and the months begin to blur.
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Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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Beside it, on a small countertop, was a rigid heddle loom.
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Hazlitt,
11 Mar. 2026
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But, even here, death was back in the attic; the couch was gone, and no one could tell us what happened to the loom.
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Parul Sehgal,
The New Yorker,
14 Aug. 2023
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As the Four Peaks loom, a group of hunters pause to talk about wildlife in a changing climate.
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Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Now that the market has caught up, questions of a financial bubble loom.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 Dec. 2025
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Pieces are finished with a custom label sewn on a vintage shuttle loom.
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Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Feb. 2026
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Today, fairgoers look at a loom with wonder.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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The bracket resets, the Seahawks loom next.
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Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Kansas, Texas Tech and BYU loom as well.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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As clever as the king, Penelope sits at her loom each night unraveling the day’s work.
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Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Media days loom, practices gear up and teams will surely book non-conference flights.
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Noah White,
Miami Herald,
14 Oct. 2025
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But more potential flashpoints loom.
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Jill Lawless,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Four postholes in the wall of an adjacent room might suggest the former presence of a loom.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Feb. 2026
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The bank will likely impose further hikes even as signs of an economic downturn loom.
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Colin Lodewick,
Fortune,
7 July 2022
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Tariffs, in particular, loom as a threat.
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Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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After a winding and beaming process, the yarn was transformed into fabric in the loom.
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Sameer Yasir,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2022
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The mill also had a double loom denim, with one side indigo and the other side striped for unique turn-ups.
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Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 Oct. 2025
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Women often work seated on the ground, with one end of the loom tied to a tree or post and the other secured around their waist.
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María Teresa Hernández,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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That bankruptcy sale and the future of the Dodgers’ local media rights loom over the here and now.
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Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
- The mountains loom above the valley.
- Storm clouds loomed on the horizon.
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The threat of storms looms, too.
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Nicolas Villamil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2026
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The mafia used to loom large here.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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But the if of the team’s health looms.
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Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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But deadline loomed and the line was long.
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Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
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The first round of cuts is looming, too.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Uncooked rice grains loom over these sands.
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Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Two large doubts loom over this question.
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George Calhoun,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Flashbacks of the man-eater from years past loomed in my mind.
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Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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Mount Yotei looms above it all in the distance.
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Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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That’s why Holmes’ steady stinginess looms so large.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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An even bigger play loomed in the bottom of the frame.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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That is a record, despite the looming rate cuts.
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Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Questions about his status with the team have loomed since then.
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Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Bizarre faces and eyeballs loom from the ceiling.
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Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Trump’s tariffs also loomed over each of these races.
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Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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But after a week off, the biggest state matchup looms.
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Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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Game 3 looms as a must-win for the Cavs to prove any doubters wrong.
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David Troy Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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Traffic lights loomed for miles, changing from red to green.
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David Remnick,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
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The due date for the $300 is looming.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Here’s what to know about the looming wildfire threat this week.
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Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
16 Feb. 2026
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But the specter of a work stoppage has loomed over the sport ever since.
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Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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So, even with the team option looming, this isn’t just about points.
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C.j. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The looming challenges mute the grief.
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Lisa Kennedy,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2026
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And the threat of a pending Bay Area rain storm loomed.
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Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2025
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In a 116-109 loss, those free throws loomed large.
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Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Mejia said that may be too late for him as scholarship deadlines loom.
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Hannah Poukish,
The Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2024
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Hence, a big tax bite looms as the most probable outcome.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Tulsa King looms, filling the air with a cloud of cigar smoke.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
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