: brought into a state of disarray, discomposure, or incoherence
the deal came unstuck
Examples of unstuck in a Sentence
We couldn't get the steering wheel unstuck.
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Then, on the heels of several corruption scandals, the mighty party — 140 years old next year — came unstuck.
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Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
What seemed like a safe bet quickly came unstuck, as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates aggressively to tame inflation.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
During creative development: • Brainstorming and inspiration: AI can serve as an excellent tool for generating initial ideas or helping creatives get unstuck.
—Daria Gonzalez, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Her case came unstuck when a photo published in the newspaper almost a year after her accident showed Grabska winning a Christmas tree throwing contest.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2024
The researchers measured both the strength (or affinity) of that binding and the rate at which the transcription factors become stuck and unstuck (kinetics) when the motif is flanked by an STR instead of a random sequence.
—Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
And this is where a deal between Volvo spinoff Polestar and rental giant Hertz has come somewhat unstuck.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2024
Getting unstuck requires seeing supply chain convergence as striking a balance between buying and selling, as well as understanding the experiences those functions create.
—Mahesh Rajasekharan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
The idea had been to peel back a few layers, behold unfamiliar vistas, and generally become unstuck in our perceptions.
—WIRED, 29 June 2023
Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
What seemed like a safe bet quickly came unstuck, as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates aggressively to tame inflation.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN, 13 Mar. 2023
During creative development: • Brainstorming and inspiration: AI can serve as an excellent tool for generating initial ideas or helping creatives get unstuck.
—Daria Gonzalez, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
Her case came unstuck when a photo published in the newspaper almost a year after her accident showed Grabska winning a Christmas tree throwing contest.
—Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2024
The researchers measured both the strength (or affinity) of that binding and the rate at which the transcription factors become stuck and unstuck (kinetics) when the motif is flanked by an STR instead of a random sequence.
—Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
And this is where a deal between Volvo spinoff Polestar and rental giant Hertz has come somewhat unstuck.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2024
Getting unstuck requires seeing supply chain convergence as striking a balance between buying and selling, as well as understanding the experiences those functions create.
—Mahesh Rajasekharan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
The idea had been to peel back a few layers, behold unfamiliar vistas, and generally become unstuck in our perceptions.
—WIRED, 29 June 2023
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“Unstuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unstuck. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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