come unglued

Example Sentences

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The adhesive on one of the box’s seals had come unglued, allowing for more airflow for Galena.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2024

Cats love to have you around, but won't come unglued if you're not around to clean up after them for a few hours.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2023

Just weeks into the season, the Nets’ superteam was beginning to come unglued.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2022

SpaceX opted to fix the toilet issue anyway by making the toilet an “all-welded structure” so that there are no longer any parts or tubes that can come unglued.

From The Verge • Oct. 29, 2021

So Sunflower bounced up, down, sideways, and backward, rearing and kicking and chopping, snorting furiously, only Herbie still wouldn’t come unglued.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols