uncontained

adjective

un·con·tained ˌən-kən-ˈtānd

: not restrained, checked, or controlled : not contained

uncontained mirth/joy

an uncontained explosion

Examples of uncontained in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With much of the country in the grip of a heat wave that is set to break daily temperature records and make conditions dangerously hot during the holiday weekend, a large and uncontained blaze near Yosemite National Park has triggered evacuations and forced hospital patients to shelter in place. —

Patrick Smith, NBC News, 5 July 2024 Yet the music’s exuberance masks the lyric’s dark feelings of isolation and depression, revealing Gabriel’s knack for exploring the tension between a bright, shimmery arrangement and messy, uncontained emotions. —

Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 24 June 2024 Nationally, 27 large, uncontained wildfires are burning in 10 states, and multiple smaller fires are uncontrolled. —

Janet Loehrke, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024 One person is dead and around 1,400 structures have been destroyed in New Mexico wildfires that forced the evacuation of an entire town of more than 7,000 people, officials said Tuesday as the blaze remained active and uncontained. —

Phil Helsel, NBC News, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for uncontained

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