How to Use uncontained in a Sentence
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That’s why it’s spread around the world in such an uncontained way.
—Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 12 June 2020
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In all, 59 large, uncontained fires rage across the West.
—Staff and Wire Reports, oregonlive, 17 July 2021
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The uncontained blaze had destroyed well over 100 square miles of land.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2021
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Many of the fires are largely uncontained or not contained at all.
—Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2020
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By late Monday, the uncontained blaze had grown to 1,000 acres and damaged one structure.
—Cynthia Dizikes, SFChronicle.com, 7 Sep. 2020
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Within the barn, in the fields that the cattle graze, in the new world that the chickens emerge into, uncontained by their coop for what is unmistakable the first time.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2021
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There is an uncontained fire north of the facility, the update said.
—NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
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The agency said Friday that there are 10 uncontained large fires burning across five states.
—Julia Musto, Fox News, 16 Apr. 2022
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The blaze is completely uncontained, and its cause is unknown.
—oregonlive, 31 Aug. 2020
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Joyce, 65, comes to this post with the right mix of uncontained optimism and total fatalism.
—Paul Kane, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Dec. 2022
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Since igniting Wednesday, the uncontained blaze has swept through more than 3½ square miles of mostly brush and timber.
—Editors, USA TODAY, 16 July 2021
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Much of the area where the fire remains uncontained is in very steep, tough-to-access areas, which are often too dangerous for ground crews to reach, DeFries said.
—Joe Sutton, CNN, 5 Aug. 2021
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Hundreds more firefighters joined the battle against the uncontained flames.
—Jonathan J. Cooper and Ellen Knickmeyer, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Oct. 2017
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An engine on the plane had an uncontained failure, throwing off debris.
—Zach Wichter, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2018
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At several points over the summer, at least 50 fires were burning uncontained.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 28 Dec. 2021
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An uncontained engine failure, in which pieces of the engine break apart, releases shrapnel that can destroy the plane.
—CNN, 9 Jan. 2020
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The last of the three fire signs, Sagittarius is a 'wildfire' Kelly says, uncontained and unlimited.
—Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2022
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Sixteen large uncontained fires burned in Oregon and Washington state alone this week.
—Editors, USA TODAY, 21 July 2021
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Historic blazes have worsened air quality across the Bay Area, with no end in sight as fires remain mostly uncontained.
—Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, 24 Aug. 2020
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The completely uncontained, 150-acre Blanket Creek fire is burning nine miles northeast of Prospect.
—Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com, 28 July 2017
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The blade flew outside of the engine in an uncontained failure causing engine parts to damage the wing, fuselage and breaking a cabin window.
—Andy Pasztor, WSJ, 19 Apr. 2018
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As of Thursday morning, there were 51 large, uncontained wildfires in the United States, heavily centered in that area.
—Philip Bump, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2017
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The ongoing wildfires are mostly uncontained and have already burned through an area larger than Rhode Island, tainting the air as far away as the Midwest.
—Tim Elfrink, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2020
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The fire remained completely uncontained even though more than 650 people were fighting it.
—New York Times, 19 Aug. 2021
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The fire was entirely uncontained as of Sunday morning.
—Erin Prater, Fortune, 24 July 2022
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Videos and photos shared to social media show how the Colorado Fire remained largely uncontained along the scenic coastline in the early hours of Saturday.
—Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2022
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The Pomina fire was burning uncontained near the town of Beatty, located about 40 miles northeast of Klamath Falls.
—oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2021
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Sixteen large uncontained fires burned in Oregon and Washington state alone on Monday.
—Gillian Flaccus, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 July 2021
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Many cities where the coronavirus is uncontained are levying $100 fines for going without a mask near other people in public places.
—Editorial Bloomberg Opinion, Star Tribune, 7 Aug. 2020
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Nearly a dozen large, uncontained wildfires are burning from Arizona to the Texas Panhandle, as the wildfire threat in the region remains high Saturday due to windy conditions.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2022
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