uncontrollable

Example Sentences

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"You can imagine every time it rains, you just turn that key in the door and just hope that nothing's gone in, but it is one of those uncontrollable things."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Stalin “possessed both an uncontrollable temper and extraordinary willpower. He was capable of bewildering recklessness and cold-blooded displays of control.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The Gulf efforts aimed to "avoid an uncontrollable situation in the region", the Saudi official said.

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

“Where then do I look for good and evil? Not to uncontrollable externals, but within myself to the choices that are my own…”

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026

He did not invite Rowan or her, and at dinner that night he broke into uncontrollable sobbing and had to excuse himself.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman