out of control

Example Sentences

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When Bear begins to pull away from the intense devotion he engineered, Nikki’s behavior spirals out of control.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

He is airborne, he is out of control, he makes contact with the attacker.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

“If Nvidia was trading at 50 times earnings, we’d be having a much different conversation about how valuations are getting out of control and investors are no longer paying attention to multiples,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 18, 2026

Once policymakers realized inflation was out of control, they course-corrected and hiked interest rates rapidly.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

I had one chance before this all got totally out of control.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda