How to Use loosey-goosey in a Sentence

loosey-goosey

adjective
  • OutKick is a little more loosey-goosey.
    — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • The instructions are somewhat loosey-goosey.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • This isn’t to say McDermott has become loosey-goosey.
    — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • If things are left too loosey-goosey and vague, that can result in mixed expectations within your organization.
    — Kathleen Walch, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025
  • This worldwide experiment is loosey-goosey and carries weighty consequences.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • As Prynoski runs a quick session, the loosey-goosey fantasy RPG-meets-drinking game — whose kookily illustrated cards and dice all glow under blacklights — feels oddly like a natural next step for Titmouse.
    — James Grebey, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Rather than being sloppy and loosey-goosey by simply referring to AI detection, the lawmakers would be better advised to concentrate on what the AI does once the nearly automatic semblance of detection takes place anyway.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

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