unmoor

Example Sentences

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That attitude, however, tends to unmoor people from even basic morality.

From Salon • May 7, 2024

Some officials worry premature easing, if followed by another round of accelerating inflation and then a hike in rates, could hurt public confidence and unmoor inflation expectations.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 12, 2024

Further declines will surely come, but it will take new, unexpected shocks to unmoor stocks, bonds and commodities in a fundamental way.

From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2022

We are learning new things about a novel virus by the day, so it’s disingenuous to pull these statements out of their larger contexts and unmoor them from their timestamps.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2020

I might even be enjoying myself, if I could only unmoor myself from the place I want to be.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan