out of control

Example Sentences

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"When you push down on the cartels you do get pushback - the danger is that it can be very difficult to manage a security situation that spirals out of control," says Javier Eskauriatza, assistant professor of criminal law at the University of Nottingham.

From BBC

Energy costs, meanwhile, are spiraling out of control.

From Barron's

Wars, once started, sometimes spiral out of control.

From Slate

Warren had denied being the owner of a dog named Bear that caused injury resulting in death while dangerously out of control in a private place, and to being in charge of another dog named Beauty, which did the same.

From BBC

Many of his clients are opting instead to travel to the Caribbean and to Mexico, which is “absolutely out of control for us this year,” with resorts packed with Canadians, he said.

From Los Angeles Times