out of control
Example Sentences
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If it gets out of control, this leads to a process called a thermal runaway.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
The risk for the Iranian government is that inflation gets out of control.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Because if we’re not schooling people, it’s going to become more rampant than it already is, and it is out of control.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Read my past op-ed: The price Americans pay for medicine has gotten horribly out of control.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
Ugh, this letter has also gotten out of control.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
