come undone
Example Sentences
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She modestly hitched up the garment, asked for a clip for her hair, which had come undone, and then went to help a fellow condemned Christian who had been knocked down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
But could all of that good work be about to come undone?
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025
People whispered that Nasser al-Astal had come undone, dazed by grief.
From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2023
If you start pulling apart this rousing, if formulaic, sports flick, it’ll all come undone.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023
His wrapper had come undone to reveal a pair of white shorts with a frayed elastic band at the waist.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
