become unfastened
Example Sentences
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Some washing machines, the suit alleges, vibrate violently under heavy loads causing the tub to "become unfastened, resulting in a dramatic centrifugal explosion that destroys the machine and nearby property."
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2016
Inside the boat, we are huddled low, holding onto our equipment so it does not become unfastened.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2012
It was the sunbonnet which had, in the child's struggles, become unfastened.
From With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
He retied the girdle of his dressing-gown, which had become unfastened, and opened the study door.
From The Yellow Claw by Rohmer, Sax
Once she got up and went to the window, but the blue paper shade had become unfastened, and rattled down upon her head with a sudden bump, which startled her very much.
From What Katy Did at School by Coolidge, Susan
