loose cannon
Example Sentences
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They might be rock-solid characters, or a loose cannon.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
That’s not to say that Harris is best as a loose cannon.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024
“One man’s loose cannon is another man’s freedom fighter,” she wrote in 1987 of the city’s cast of characters in 1987.
From Slate • Jun. 14, 2023
I say this to you a self-identified loose cannon — it is actually very empowering to just make a deal with yourself about your limits.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2022
Forty years old, with a thick mustache and the posture of a flagpole, Liddy was known around Washington as intelligent, fiercely loyal, and something of a loose cannon.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
