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
In some way the boat must have become unfastened and the rising breeze carried it away from shore.
From Ted and the Telephone by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)
Her cap had become unfastened; and her hair fell in golden floods all over me, and down to the floor.
From The Clique of Gold by Gaboriau, Émile
He retied the girdle of his dressing-gown, which had become unfastened, and opened the study door.
From The Yellow Claw by Rohmer, Sax
