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
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As of mid-February 2024, at least 15 states have reported measles cases and multiple ongoing, uncontained outbreaks.
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Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
There is an uncontained fire north of the facility, the update said.
—NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
In later years my family would drive past the funeral home en route to Chili’s or Bob Evans, and I was struck by the proximity of such convivial restaurants—so full of life, jingles on TV—to this site of uncontained grief.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
Impurities in the material used for high-pressure turbine disks could lead to premature cracks, potentially resulting in uncontained disk failures.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
An uncontained engine failure on a previous generation Boeing 737 resulted in debris puncturing the cabin of Southwest Airlines flight 1380 in April 2018, resulting in a passenger being partially sucked out of the plane and killed.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2024
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
The fire remains completely uncontained in both countries, according to Washington and Canadian fire officials.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 31 July 2023
Fires are raging in Quebec, Ottawa and Nova Scotia, where over the weekend federal officials said an uncontained blaze was burning through 100 square miles of land.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 7 June 2023
Discover Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024
There is an uncontained fire north of the facility, the update said.
—NBC News, 29 Feb. 2024
In later years my family would drive past the funeral home en route to Chili’s or Bob Evans, and I was struck by the proximity of such convivial restaurants—so full of life, jingles on TV—to this site of uncontained grief.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
Impurities in the material used for high-pressure turbine disks could lead to premature cracks, potentially resulting in uncontained disk failures.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
An uncontained engine failure on a previous generation Boeing 737 resulted in debris puncturing the cabin of Southwest Airlines flight 1380 in April 2018, resulting in a passenger being partially sucked out of the plane and killed.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2024
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
The fire remains completely uncontained in both countries, according to Washington and Canadian fire officials.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN, 31 July 2023
Fires are raging in Quebec, Ottawa and Nova Scotia, where over the weekend federal officials said an uncontained blaze was burning through 100 square miles of land.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 7 June 2023
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“Uncontained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontained. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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