loose end
noun
1
: something left hanging loose
2
: a fragment of unfinished business
—usually used in plural
tying up loose ends
Examples of loose end in a Sentence
We still have one more loose end to deal with before we're finished with the project.
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The first group was brought in late Tuesday morning after defense lawyers and prosecutors ironed out some last-minute loose ends.
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Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
So the daughter, still wracked with grief, with a bunch of arrangements to make, wasted no time trying to tie up that one loose end.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
This feels like one of those loose ends that still needs to be tied up, and that there’s a reason for establishing this connection.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
During a visit to the set of the beloved Roseanne spinoff, Laurie Metcalf — who plays Jackie Harris — tells PEOPLE that viewers can expect there to be some loose ends when the season concludes after seven seasons.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Peltz, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
So the daughter, still wracked with grief, with a bunch of arrangements to make, wasted no time trying to tie up that one loose end.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
This feels like one of those loose ends that still needs to be tied up, and that there’s a reason for establishing this connection.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
During a visit to the set of the beloved Roseanne spinoff, Laurie Metcalf — who plays Jackie Harris — tells PEOPLE that viewers can expect there to be some loose ends when the season concludes after seven seasons.
—Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loose end
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“Loose end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loose%20end. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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