unglued
Example Sentences
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It started in the third inning, when a steady drizzle, slippery ball and muddy mound caused Tyler Glasnow to come unglued.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2025
Garden variety pleasures, such as having a pet, cause them to come unglued.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024
Two factors had helped: One seam on the box had come unglued, allowing oxygen to circulate, and mild weather kept Galena from overheating or freezing.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2024
She said Remi’s name and Remi came unglued, thinking of the night Margery asked her to fetch a glass sculpture of a flightless bird she’d purchased for the dining room.
From Slate • Jan. 27, 2024
Otherwise, she was sure to come unglued and, as tired as she was, she’d probably never stop crying.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.