unmoored

Example Sentences

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The wealthy but suddenly unmoored LIV golfers have been left to scramble like a weekend hacker trying to salvage a bogey after chipping into a sand trap.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

To be unmoored by the shadows of our past is a gift no fame or fortune can afford.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

The unmoored, unhinged and overlong “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” makes a couple of arguments for itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

At this stage, Essex Police said, there is no clear and identifiable footage of the person who unmoored the boat.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

During Lizzie’s lifetime, the Osage had become dramatically unmoored from their traditions.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann