uncontrolled

Example Sentences

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The booster fell swiftly back to Earth, uncontrolled, into the Gulf of Mexico.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Grimberg said that uncontrolled growth “is essentially cancer.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Without effective treatment, the outlook can be devastating, with uncontrolled fits putting children at high risk for injury and death.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Authorities have blamed the scale of devastation partly on uncontrolled logging, and have revoked forestry permits in the disaster's wake.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The upshot is that between the operation and the uncontrolled eating Fred has become enormously fat.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen