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

Given opportunities to come unglued when Curry, 35, suffered a shoulder injury in December and a leg injury in February, Golden State instead posted a winning record during both absences.

From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2023

A simple question about whether he was ticked off about not being chosen for the All-Star team made Freddie Freeman come unglued on Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2022

Golden State won three championships and advanced to five straight finals from 2015 to 2019, before it all began to come unglued.

From New York Times • May 26, 2022

So Sunflower bounced up, down, sideways, and backward, rearing and kicking and chopping, snorting furiously, only Herbie still wouldn’t come unglued.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols