unglued
Example Sentences
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Alas, the Dodgers’ bullpen did what it does best once more in the ninth, coming unglued at the worst possible moment.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2025
Garden variety pleasures, such as having a pet, cause them to come unglued.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024
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
A single warning creak; then there they all were, waist deep in mud and carp, laughing, their shoes unglued.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
