unstuck

Example Sentences

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The pace at which the U.S. and Israel can get the Strait of Hormuz unstuck will determine just how long these problems last.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

And it's while the attempt to constrain the pay bill that gobbles 55% of day-to-day spending is coming unstuck, two years into a three-year cap.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Yet in the play-offs, all have come unstuck against sides who finished lower in the table but play a more intense brand of football.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 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

Petey, somehow unstuck and frowny as usual, said, “Oh heck. More guests, and me with no snacks. Can this day get any worse?”

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles