unstuck
Example Sentences
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United had come unstuck once again - but this was business as usual for Chelsea.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 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
However, three days after crashing out of Europe in improbable fashion, Marseille came unstuck again as Jonathan Ikone's header brought Paris FC back into the game and Ilan Kebbal levelled with an injury-time spot-kick.
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 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
The photographs skip back and forth in years, and the family marches across the kitchen table unstuck from time, beaming at me from their happiest moments.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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