loose cannon
Example Sentences
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Cunha has been linked with a big-money move over the past year with Europe's top clubs keen, but he may be viewed as a loose cannon because of his antics.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025
That’s not to say that Harris is best as a loose cannon.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2024
“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
Those are the rules, and vice presidents who break them are blasted for going off-script or being a loose cannon.
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023
Forty years old, with a thick mustache and the posture of a flagpole, Liddy was known around Washington as intelligent, fiercely loyal, and something of a loose cannon.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
