How to Use uncontrolled in a Sentence

uncontrolled

adjective
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  • That dog loved the snow, and rolled around it in uncontrolled fits of joy.
    — Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 17 Dec. 2020
  • The car came to an uncontrolled stop on the right shoulder behind the tractor-trailer.
    — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 17 Nov. 2022
  • The uncontrolled balloons were meant to drop bombs to start forest fires.
    — The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
  • Then, a blaze of uncontrolled flames erupted from the engines, followed by plumes of gray smoke.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 12 July 2022
  • During an uncontrolled entry, the side of the object facing the wind will change.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 27 May 2021
  • The uncontrolled release of water coming through the leak in this stack, Hopes said, is now staying on site.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2021
  • Now, the total number of states with uncontrolled outbreaks has grown to 47.
    — Annie Vainshtein, SFChronicle.com, 11 Nov. 2020
  • This is just the latest in a string of uncontrolled reentries that China has become known for in recent years.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 26 July 2022
  • Byron Airport is an uncontrolled airfield about forty miles east of the Bay Area.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
  • The rig sank, setting off an uncontrolled leak that was not capped until three months later.
    — Robin Catalano, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
  • The Nissan came to an uncontrolled stop on the right shoulder of the highway, and the tractor-trailer was stopped in the area between the HOV lane and rest of the highway, state police said.
    — Mike Mavredakis, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The rocket carrying the module, the Long March 5B, will make an uncontrolled reentry.
    — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 27 July 2022
  • Even if the low thresholds are correct, a fast-growing and uncontrolled outbreak will still shoot past them.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2020
  • Over time, uncontrolled blood sugar levels can damage the blood vessels that feed the heart.
    — Alexandria Nyembwe, Phd, Rn, Health, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Those groups have also experienced some progress in terms of the uncontrolled pay gap.
    — Josie Cox, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
  • There’s something a little bit alive, a bit uncontrolled.
    — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2023
  • An uncontrolled growth of cells in your mouth may produce white patches on your tongue that look similar to oral thrush.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Most of the time, says Dr. Ramin, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, both type 1 and type 2, is the culprit.
    — Sarah Bradley, Health.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • When severe and uncontrolled, ITP can force patients to have their spleen removed.
    — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Positivity rates have more than tripled over the last month, a sign that the virus is spreading uncontrolled throughout the state.
    — Frank Gluck, USA TODAY, 9 July 2020
  • The virus is spreading uncontrolled in every region of the United States and in almost every state.
    — Arkansas Online, 10 Nov. 2020
  • The acrobatic stunt is not a frantic and uncontrolled plunge.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2022
  • When taken in an uncontrolled setting, the drugs have been known to cause panic and anxiety.
    — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2020
  • Mata, 55, knew all too well the risks of uncontrolled diabetes.
    — Lauren Caruba, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Apr. 2021
  • In the meantime, a trip to the US for a vaccine is an option for citizens of countries where the coronavirus is still uncontrolled.
    — Claudia Rebaza, CNN, 26 May 2021
  • Scientists say that the post’s logic is flawed and that laser tests in uncontrolled conditions are not a reliable way to prove the Earth's shape.
    — Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2022
  • And with fall has come another dangerous, uncontrolled surge of infections that in parts of the world is the worst of the pandemic so far.
    — Julie Bosman, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2020
  • The uncontrolled disposal of an object this large is not routine.
    — Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The resulting damage can trigger the uncontrolled cell growth that leads to cancer.
    — Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
  • One study found that sulforaphane, in the form of broccoli sprout extract, can help lower fasting blood glucose (sugar) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels in people with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes.
    — Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Ld, Health, 11 Jan. 2025

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