unstuck

Example Sentences

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While Gay's recent century came against James Anderson's Lancashire, he has previously come unstuck against Test-level bowlers.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

United had come unstuck once again - but this was business as usual for Chelsea.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026

Over the last couple of years, the long-term political parallels between the U.S. and the United Kingdom seem to have come unstuck.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Mohamed Salah was back in Liverpool's starting line-up for a Premier League match for the first time since November but Arne Slot's men came unstuck on England's south coast.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

It begins like this: Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut