out of control
Example Sentences
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On Monday, the Los Angeles Fire Department pre-positioned resources in the San Fernando Valley just in case the fire grew out of control.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
The risk for the Iranian government is that inflation gets out of control.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Because if we’re not schooling people, it’s going to become more rampant than it already is, and it is out of control.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Read my past op-ed: The price Americans pay for medicine has gotten horribly out of control.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
The impact ripped the boat’s railing out of Derek’s hands, and Natalie fell to the deck as her world went spinning, bumping, thrashing out of control.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
