unstuck

Example Sentences

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He insisted not after his fourth-round win over Jesper de Jong, but if he comes unstuck against the next generation, there is no question he has blown a golden chance.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

United had come unstuck once again - but this was business as usual for Chelsea.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

But many family-run businesses come unstuck because they focus on short-term moneymaking, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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

“I can’t help other people get unstuck because I was never stuck.”

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