How to Use unhinged in a Sentence
unhinged
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Creepy and a bit unhinged, this is one to watch late at night.
— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2024 -
Maybe that’s why unhinged guests took the spotlight this week.
— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2021 -
Now the engine idles at nearly 2,000 rpm and feels even more unhinged as the revs rise.
— Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 11 July 2023 -
Utica got her life two times over on the most unhinged episode Drag Race has aired in years.
— Ew Staff, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2021 -
In the next, the unhinged duo are seen rubbing noses and making eyes at each other in a black and white close-up shot.
— Ryan Fish, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2024 -
Infantino then is a sign of the times, an unhinged leader of a sport out of control.
— Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023 -
Creepy and a bit unhinged, this is one to watch late at night, when the film’s bleakness will fully cast its spell.
— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 July 2024 -
Sh-t was so unhinged and so fun and amazing and just absurd.
— Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 20 Nov. 2022 -
Radcliffe somehow missed the part where the child star becomes an unhinged jerk.
— Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023 -
Has there ever been a more unhinged way to dump someone?
— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 Dec. 2021 -
That the men seem to be more unhinged and immoral the higher up the ladders of power is not subtle.
— Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021 -
Seems like a cool, completely not-unhinged thing to do!
— Jean Bentley, refinery29.com, 29 Sep. 2021 -
What followed next involved the use of a Molotov and—if true—a clear, unhinged abuse of power.
— Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 18 Sep. 2024 -
Mendes had the idea that Drea’s wardrobe would get more unhinged as the character began to feel less in control.
— Time, 16 Sep. 2022 -
At first glance, the statement seems, well, pretty unhinged.
— Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2022 -
In an unhinged, rollercoaster of a game, the Hoosiers earned a 39-31 victory.
— Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Nov. 2022 -
The opening scene, an epilogue that sets the unhinged tone, is an example.
— Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2023 -
Here are some of the most unhinged leading theories that emerged.
— Curbed, 9 Feb. 2022 -
The settlers are going haywire, unhinged and are not caring about the law and nobody's able to stop them.
— CBS News, 19 Nov. 2023 -
It’s a living, breathing, flow state; a passage of sweet, unhinged release.—A.R.C. 5.
— Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Nov. 2022 -
As the specter of Lestat, Reid is more alluring and more unhinged than he’s ever been.
— Alison Herman, Variety, 12 May 2024 -
That time apart made Swift’s heart grow fonder since Midnights is full of unabashed and slightly unhinged love songs.
— Shannon Carlin, Time, 21 Oct. 2022 -
The marketing campaign has been unmissable and unhinged, to say the least.
— Jake Smith, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2023 -
Both Roman and Shiv quickly bail from the plan as well, and Kendall comes unhinged as his plan collapses in his face.
— Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2021 -
On the day of the visit, the increasingly unhinged Eva hovers outside the room, fuming.
— Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024 -
Even so, the episode with the legendary programmer John Carmack has an unhinged director’s-cut feel to it.
— Sheon Han, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024 -
The depiction of an unhinged fascist demagogue has been a feature of my shows since Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' in 1980.
— Alexander Hall, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023 -
Meredith sounds unhinged, and Heather, Whitney and Jen are hiding from her.
— Scott D. Pierce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Jan. 2022 -
And the album felt like 19 — chaotic, unhinged, paramount.
— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2023 -
Meanwhile, Israel is acting like the world’s unfettered and unhinged superpower as the U.S. is reduced to its acolyte.
— Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Oct. 2024
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