How to Use uncontrolled in a Sentence

uncontrolled

adjective

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• The uncontrolled disposal of an object this large is not routine.
  — Passant Rabie / Gizmodo, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
• The uncontrolled disposal of the pallet, however, was not part of the original plan.
  — George Dvorsky / Gizmodo, Quartz, 8 Mar. 2024
• Cancer is the term given to hundreds of diseases that share uncontrolled cell division and the potential to spread to other parts of the body.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 6 Apr. 2022
• The uncontrolled release of a hazardous substance through the ground for multiple days is reportable to the agency, Maher said.
  — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Apr. 2022
• Doing so can allow businesses to avoid being gobbled by the Scylla of uncontrolled cloud costs in the next stage.
  — Scott Sellers, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
• The conflict played out against the backdrop of the state’s rapid reopening, which, by May 30th, had restaurants and bars up and running, leading, in turn, to an uncontrolled second wave of the virus.
  — Michael Ames, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2020
• So, of course, are the risks attendant upon uncontrolled expansion of energy input to the planet instead of its more intelligent use and reuse.
  — Vivek Wadhwa, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2024
• And just as nuclear blasts produce a distinctive mushroom cloud, uncontrolled wildfires can be powerful enough to generate their own weather.
  — Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024