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
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
The loose knot of his wrapper had come undone, and the wrapper had slipped off his waist to cover the stool, its faded blue edges grazing the floor.
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
