out of control
Example Sentences
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Out-of-control wildfires are ripping across parts of Los Angeles, leading to at least five deaths, burning down hundreds of buildings, and prompting more than 130,000 people to flee their homes in America's second-largest city.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025
Out-of-control college costs and crushing student debt are everyone’s problem.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024
Out-of-control behavior by CEOs and other powerful people constantly makes headlines -- so much so that some might consider impulsivity a pathway to power.
From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024
Out-of-control vines and weeds obscured every family marker, including a regal angel on a tomb at the property’s center.
From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2023
Out-of-control portion sizes have made overeating seem like just plain eating; break out the scale and get a sense of just what two ounces of pasta, or five ounces of fish, looks like.
From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2020
