Examples of loose cannon in a Sentence

a politician who is regarded as a loose cannon by her colleagues

Recent Examples on the Web The new season will kick off with a two-hour look at the life of Brian Pillman, a high-flying wrestler on the rise and 'loose cannon' who allowed his in ring persona to seep into his family life. — Nasha Smith, Forbes, 6 May 2021 His attorneys continue to embarrass themselves by either discouraging Republicans from voting in the Georgia Senate elections in January or by appearing at a Michigan state legislature committee hearing with a very loose cannon. — Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner, 5 Dec. 2020 Gordon-Levitt, who plays precisely the kind of noble loose cannon that Bruce Willis would have played a couple of decades ago, is the irreverent but amiable audience surrogate. — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 12 Aug. 2020 Echo is a bit of a loose cannon these days as well. — Dalene Rovenstine, EW.com, 25 June 2020 That person might be Frank Jr. who is a loose cannon. — Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 30 Mar. 2020 Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and adviser (not pictured): the loose cannonKushner, a presidential adviser and the husband of Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka, has sown chaos by creating an independent White House coronavirus team. — Lev Facher, STAT, 20 Mar. 2020 Whereas Locken was once a lovable loose cannon on the first three seasons, the fourth season turned her into a villain. — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2020 Granted, Pound - something of a loose cannon in Olympic circles, which is exactly why journalists like to speak with him - wasn’t making an official announcement. — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 23 Mar. 2020

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