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

But they came unstuck in the freezing conditions at the stadium 200km north of the Arctic Circle, losing 3-1.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

It is almost like they lure teams into a false sense of security, allowing them to dream whether this is the day that the plan comes unstuck.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

But then everything came unstuck and Emma wrenched her arms away and Golan began to totter backward, and he stumbled and sat heavily on the rail.

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs