Usually means: Sentence begins main clause, expands.
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  1. loose sentence: Merriam-Webster
  2. loose sentence: Vocabulary.com
  3. loose sentence: Infoplease Dictionary
  4. loose sentence: Dictionary.com
  5. Loose sentence: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. loose sentence: Rhymezone
  7. loose sentence: FreeDictionary.org
  8. loose sentence: Mnemonic Dictionary
  9. loose sentence, Loose sentence: TheFreeDictionary.com

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noun:  A loose sentence (also called a cumulative sentence) is a type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) is elaborated by the successive addition of modifying clauses or phrases.


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