unglued
Example Sentences
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When it comes to this aspect of punctuation, Ms. Hazrat gets a little dour and, eventually, almost comes unglued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
But eventually, May came unglued, giving up seven runs in less than five innings as the Giants surged to an 8-2 lead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2025
Two factors had helped: One seam on the box had come unglued, allowing oxygen to circulate, and mild weather kept Galena from overheating or freezing.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
She said Remi’s name and Remi came unglued, thinking of the night Margery asked her to fetch a glass sculpture of a flightless bird she’d purchased for the dining room.
From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2024
He knew what the jitters of the season opener could do, how the most talented kid could come unglued in the sea of all those lights and those thousands of fans.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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