come undone
Example Sentences
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But give most robots a needle and thread, and they would probably come undone.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
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
The movie, directed by Trey Edward Shults, is a fictionalized odyssey through a version of The Weeknd suffering from a bout of insomnia during a world tour, causing his sanity to come undone.
From Salon • May 19, 2025
People whispered that Nasser al-Astal had come undone, dazed by grief.
From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2023
Her big blue hair bow had come undone, and the sundown breeze was picking it up and fluttering it about her head.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
