unstuck

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Billy first came unstuck while World War Two was in progress.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut