uncontrollable
Example Sentences
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However, they advise caution due to the many uncontrollable factors that could spook a cat outdoors like cars, dogs and wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
If India was better at creating jobs at home, it would soften other countries’ anxieties about an uncontrollable influx of Indian immigrants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Opponents have argued that the process leaves areas more vulnerable to uncontrollable fires, which the charity disputes, but it has identified significant land management changes it plans to make.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Fires are uncontrollable when they exceed the firefighters' ability to "put the wet stuff onto the red stuff fast enough to put them out", bushfire consultant Roger Fenwick told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
Some were subtle: a chill in the blood, an uncontrollable tic in his right eye.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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