become unfastened
Example Sentences
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Some washing machines, the suit alleges, vibrate violently under heavy loads causing the tub to "become unfastened, resulting in a dramatic centrifugal explosion that destroys the machine and nearby property."
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2016
Inside the boat, we are huddled low, holding onto our equipment so it does not become unfastened.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2012
His white tie, which, by way of contrast, was always clean, had become unfastened; and his shirt-front was protruding from his waistcoat.
From The Three Eyes by Leblanc, Maurice
It was necessary that she should be drawn up quickly, but the rope which had been tied around her waist had become unfastened, and it was some minutes before she found it.
From Noble Deeds of the World's Heroines by Moore, Henry Charles
Maria looked at her critically, then bade her turn that she might fasten a hook on her collar which had become unfastened.
From By the Light of the Soul A Novel by Brett, Harold M.
