loosely bind
Frequency: 5.81.1 per million words
to tie things together, but not tightly
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Examples (10)
- The ropes were loosely bound, allowing for some movement.
- She used a ribbon to loosely bind her hair back.
- The old book's pages were loosely bound, threatening to fall out.
- A thin string loosely bound the small package.
- He decided to loosely bind the papers together with a clip.
- The branches were loosely bound to the stake to prevent damage.
- The artist used fabric to loosely bind the sculpture's components.
- Their hands were loosely bound by a scarf.
- To store them, they would loosely bind the newspapers in stacks.
- The legal agreement only loosely binds the two companies in partnership.