uncontrollably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontrollably
Adverb
  • The Royals, who scored one run in their final 18 innings against the Detroit Tigers last weekend, desperately needed to reignite their stagnant offense.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 7 June 2025
  • His first birdie came at the par-4 15th, and the 36-year-old desperately needed it for morale sake.
    Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Adverb
  • Large drips of white and blue paint obscure the chattering teeth frantically farmed in red in the lower canvas, hinting at water and perhaps someone being silenced.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • This time the third period was marked by frantically tenacious defense and by the quiet excellence Cats fans have come to expect of Sergei Bobrvosky.
    Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 7 June 2025
Adverb
  • Carlos Alcaraz with the trophy after his victory against Jannik Sinner of Italy in the final of the men's singles competition at the French Open June 8th, 2025 Tim Clayton–Getty Images By this point, the Roland Garros crowd was cheering wildly for Alcaraz.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 8 June 2025
  • Smith was ranked No. 1 in the U.S. at the time, two spots ahead of his pal, yet the wildly popular Ashe always got top billing.
    Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
Adverb
  • As Google and others try to put a softer focus around technology, moviegoers are still getting plenty of stories about the dangers of robots run amok.
    Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
  • So, to the extent that cancel culture is running amok on college campuses today, it is almost entirely perpetrated by those on the political right.
    David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
Adverb
  • And while this might all sound madly futuristic, our adversaries are already developing, deploying, and testing such capabilities.
    Charles Beames, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • That’s the Donald who was madly in love with his second wife, Janice.
    Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2025
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“Uncontrollably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontrollably. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.

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