loose cannon
Example Sentences
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That’s not to say that Harris is best as a loose cannon.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024
Door staff and witnesses told the trial that O'Pray had been a "loose cannon" and was "very erratic" that night.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2023
“One man’s loose cannon is another man’s freedom fighter,” she wrote in 1987 of the city’s cast of characters in 1987.
From Slate • Jun. 14, 2023
He wrote this movie loosely based on his experience there, where he was the Charlie, the loose cannon.
From Salon • Apr. 28, 2023
“If you want to tie down a loose cannon, you can’t give it much rope, follow?”
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
