unstuck
Example Sentences
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But many family-run businesses come unstuck because they focus on short-term moneymaking, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 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
Mohamed Salah was back in Liverpool's starting line-up for a Premier League match for the first time since November but Arne Slot's men came unstuck on England's south coast.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
The left-handed American reached another Grand Slam semi-final in Melbourne this year, but came unstuck against Sinner.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025
When his front paws were unstuck, the strange sticky tape trapped his back paws and tail.
From "Ralph S. Mouse" by Beverly Cleary
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