His hands loosened their grip but did not leave her shoulders.

My father's hand loosened on the bat, letting it fall.

For an instant the man's hand loosened over her nose and mouth.

The hand over his mouth loosened a fraction after the door was closed.

The time-traveler's hands loosened and he fell to the floor.

He saw her eyes lose focus and felt her hands loosen for a moment on the back of his neck.

To my amazed relief I felt his large hands loosen and let go of me.

The great hand of the god loosened about me, his madness cleared from my head.

He shivered and his hand loosened its hold, dropped away.

But even his two hands couldn't loosen the iron grip.