out of control
Example Sentences
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Openers Alice Capsey and Sophia Dunkley fell cheaply before Amy Jones made a fluent 67 from 48 balls, but the run-rate climbed out of control as they collapsed from 120-3.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
If it gets out of control, this leads to a process called a thermal runaway.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
The risk for the Iranian government is that inflation gets out of control.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Because if we’re not schooling people, it’s going to become more rampant than it already is, and it is out of control.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
Connor shrugged his shoulders and blinked, but it made me happy to see that, despite being out in public, his tics weren’t completely out of control.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
