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
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
Just then Alaric tripped on one of his boot-lacings that had become unfastened, and very nearly fell.
From Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast by Munroe, Kirk
Her long hair had become unfastened and hung loose over her shoulders.
From Beacon Lights of History, Volume 13 Great Writers; Dr Lord's Uncompleted Plan, Supplemented with Essays by Emerson, Macaulay, Hedge, and Mercer Adam by Lord, John
