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on the loose

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. at large(p), escaped, loose, on the loose(p)adjective

    having escaped, especially from confinement

    "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"

Wikipedia

  1. On the Loose

    On the Loose is a song recorded by Irish singer and songwriter Niall Horan from his debut studio album Flicker. It was written by Horan, John Ryan and its producer Julian Bunetta. The song was released to the US Mainstream Top 40 radio on 20 February 2018 as the album's fourth single. An alternate version was released on 16 February 2018.

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  1. on the loose

    "On the loose" is an idiomatic expression, often used to describe a person, animal, or object that has escaped or been liberally released from confinement or control and is currently untraceable or free to move around. It is typically used in a context where the entity is potentially dangerous or cause for concern.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of on the loose in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of on the loose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of on the loose in a Sentence

  1. Henry Miller, in a letter to Lawrence Durrell:

    We must not just be in the world and above the world, but also of the world. To love it for what it is... is the only task. Avoid it and you are lost. Loose yourself in it, and you are free.

  2. Anders Lee:

    Kevin Hayes, James van Riemsdyk, Michael Raffl and Scott Laughton also scored for Philadelphia, and Carter Hart made a career-high 49 saves. The Flyers won a third overtime game in a postseason series for the first time. Carter Hart kept us in this game, Giroux said. Carter Hart made some huge saves for us and I was pretty glad to see Provys shot go in there. Mathew Barzals and Derick Brassard each had a goal and an assist, and Anders Lee and Matt Martin also scored for New York, which trailed 2-0 midway through the first period before taking leads of 3-2 and 4-3. Semyon Varlamov stopped 26 shots. Its an unfortunate play there at the end, but it happens, Mathew Barzals said. Now its a winner-take-all Game 7. Game 7 is Saturday, with the winner advancing to face Tampa Bay in the conference finals Philadelphia had a chance on a flurry in front of The Islanders net early in the second overtime, but Semyon Varlamov stopped the puck and Pelech dove at the loose puck to keep it out with his stick and glove. After Pelech lost the puck on a shot attempt when his stick broke, The Flyers pushed it up the ice and Provorov got a pass from Kevin Hayes and beat Semyon Varlamov. I saw their defenseman broke his stick, Haysie was carrying the puck in and I knew he was going to try to make a play, Provorov said. He threw the puck up front, I got it and their forward was sliding into the lane so I shot it opposite side and tired to go top corner and got it there. Carter Hart had 38 saves in regulation. Carter Hart made several nice stops in the first extra period, including a save on Jordan Eberles backhand midway through. Our shots were there, our chances were there for sure.

  3. Kris Kobach:

    The most extreme criminals are deported while criminal arrestees not yet convicted are turned loose, [Under the new proposal,] criminal arrestees will be deported, there will be immediate improvement in safety for all Americans.

  4. Scott Josefsberg:

    In the past these energy companies were able to issue unsecured bonds with very loose terms on the incurrence of secured debt, denbury is an example of investors pushing back to make sure that when they are told they are moving up in the capital structure their position is protected.

  5. Richard Quinton:

    That's why the testes hang down away from the body and have their own special blood cooling system, it's been standard advice given to men in fertility clinics throughout the world that they wear loose fitting underwear and avoid taking hot baths. This study validates some of this advice in a much more rigorous and evidence-based manner.


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