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.
  • Cut the loops to create loose ends.
    — Savanna Bous, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2025
  • No pain, no failure, no loose ends.
    — Shai Tubali, Big Think, 5 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • But first, loose ends must be tied and debts settled.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Giles has been feeling a bit left out and at loose ends.
    — ArsTechnica, 7 June 2026
  • Stumpf noted there are still a lot of loose ends on the deal.
    — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 14 May 2018
  • Tie up loose ends, sleep more, create more, and love more.
    — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Andy lashed the feet tightly and then grabbed the loose end of the rope.
    — Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Twist the two loose ends at the top of the towel once each to make its ears.
    — Veronica Bravo, USA Today, 20 May 2025
  • Tie any loose ends before moving to your new home sweet home.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 5 Dec. 2018
  • This is supposed to be a day for racers to tie up loose ends.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Feb. 2020
  • But there could still be legal loose ends in the pair of cases.
    — John Scott Lewinski, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • All of Joe's loose ends from season one will come back to haunt him.
    — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2019
  • As a whole, the jogging-path thread is left at a semi-loose end.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025
  • As is often the case in science, there are still a few loose ends to tie up.
    — The Economist, 28 Oct. 2019
  • 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 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
  • The two-hour event was action-packed, but did the creators tie up all the loose ends?
    — Megan Stein, Country Living, 22 Feb. 2020
  • On the standing side of the rope, create a small loop that faces the loose end of the rope.
    — Outside Online, 2 Aug. 2021
  • And that’s not the only loose end the department needs to tie up.
    — Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
  • Use hot glue to attach the loose end, hold for a few seconds until dry.
    — Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 17 Jan. 2020
  • There were a lot of loose ends and a lot of behind-the-curtain drama.
    — Gary Graff, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Prevent snags by dabbing hot glue on the back of the rug to secure loose ends.
    — Amber Wagner, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Not every show gets the chance to wrap up its loose ends and have a concrete ending.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 17 Mar. 2023
  • And, as someone else at loose ends in his life, a lot of what Jill tells him makes sense.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 19 May 2026
  • New beginnings call for wrapping up loose ends.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 3 Apr. 2026
  • This left Justine at a loose end, and Brett was right there to pick it up.
    — Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021

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