unstuck

Example Sentences

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Yet in the play-offs, all have come unstuck against sides who finished lower in the table but play a more intense brand of football.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Over the last couple of years, the long-term political parallels between the U.S. and the United Kingdom seem to have come unstuck.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Mohamed Salah was back in Liverpool's starting line-up for a Premier League match for the first time since November but Arne Slot's men came unstuck on England's south coast.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

The left-handed American reached another Grand Slam semi-final in Melbourne this year, but came unstuck against Sinner.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Mr. Archie and Anna, once unstuck, provided supplies from their hardware store.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles