uncontrollable
Example Sentences
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“There are worries that it could lead to an uncontrollable security situation…so something which is not what the Iranians want but not their total exclusion either.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026
Someone might have blepharospasms, a dystonia affecting the muscles around the eyes, which results in uncontrollable twitching and blinking.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
“I haven’t been that angry in a long time, uncontrollable anger.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
"It's very disappointing to go out in this fashion but it's completely uncontrollable," said Ireland stand-in skipper Lorcan Tucker.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026
At last, partly to hurry her off and partly out of a lover’s uncontrollable curiosity, he went into the bedroom to wake her up—a proceeding which was possible in the days of the levee.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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