Mary removed the band from her ponytail and allowed her hair to fall loosely about her neck.
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Loosely
/ˈluːsli/
Synonyms for "loosely" (18 found)
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17 total sentences available.
Some of the seams of the dress were held together only loosely by basting stitches, pending the final fitting.
Source: tatoeba (3028955)
As people age, we find it disconcerting to realize that increasing amounts of our skin and more of our body parts are hanging loosely about ourselves.
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Whilst he was slumbering the three Nymphs appeared before him; they were tall and beautiful, half-naked and without sandals; their hair fell loosely over their shoulders, and in every respect they resembled the statues in the grotto.
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