unstuck

Example Sentences

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Masters champion Rory McIlroy's gameplan of bashing the driver as far as possible came unstuck late on in his round after more erratic tee-shots.

From BBC • May 15, 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

He came slightly unstuck in time, saw the late movie backwards, then forwards again.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut