1.   She adjusted the loose threads in one hand and held the distaff in the other.

2.   The loose thread in this rotten tapestry is Vechey.

3.   She coiled the loose thread around her finger.

4.   By that point, Marbury was tugging the loose threads of an already frayed Knicks team, leaving those in his hometown coveting the player that Minnesota has.

5.   His insightful history brings the many loose threads of the evolving world of management together.

6.   Loose threads from the embroidery on the inside of the burqa tickled my nose and made me sneeze.

7.   Meehan, speaking to the House panel, compared the reform bill to a knitted blanket with a loose thread that could pulled until it unravels.

8.   Only one loose thread still shows at Lincoln Square.

9.   Sensing a loose thread that threatened to unravel society, an untold number of non-essential federal employees jumped on the case.

10.   Still, as a practical matter, analysts said, the country remains held together by loose threads that will continue to unravel.