come unglued

Example Sentences

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Garden variety pleasures, such as having a pet, cause them to come unglued.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024

SpaceX opted to fix the toilet issue anyway by making the toilet an “all-welded structure” so that there are no longer any parts or tubes that can come unglued.

From The Verge • Oct. 29, 2021

We watched DeChambeau come unglued on the back nine at Torrey Pines, tumbling from a share of the lead at the turn to a tie for 26th.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 21, 2021

We all have a world to live in and not have it come unglued by undisciplined individuals.

From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2018

He knew what the jitters of the season opener could do, how the most talented kid could come unglued in the sea of all those lights and those thousands of fans.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger