come undone
Example Sentences
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The roll-up strategy was starting to come undone, and roll-ups typically don’t work well in reverse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Yet that same bundle can quickly come undone.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 15, 2026
But give most robots a needle and thread, and they would probably come undone.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
The movie, directed by Trey Edward Shults, is a fictionalized odyssey through a version of The Weeknd suffering from a bout of insomnia during a world tour, causing his sanity to come undone.
From Salon ● May 19, 2025
His wrapper had come undone to reveal a pair of white shorts with a frayed elastic band at the waist.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
