How to Use unhinged in a Sentence

unhinged

adjective
  • Now the engine idles at nearly 2,000 rpm and feels even more unhinged as the revs rise.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 11 July 2023
  • In the next, the unhinged duo are seen rubbing noses and making eyes at each other in a black and white close-up shot.
    Ryan Fish, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Infantino then is a sign of the times, an unhinged leader of a sport out of control.
    Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Sh-t was so unhinged and so fun and amazing and just absurd.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Radcliffe somehow missed the part where the child star becomes an unhinged jerk.
    Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Mendes had the idea that Drea’s wardrobe would get more unhinged as the character began to feel less in control.
    Time, 16 Sep. 2022
  • In an unhinged, rollercoaster of a game, the Hoosiers earned a 39-31 victory.
    Tyler Tachman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The opening scene, an epilogue that sets the unhinged tone, is an example.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2023
  • The settlers are going haywire, unhinged and are not caring about the law and nobody's able to stop them.
    CBS News, 19 Nov. 2023
  • It’s a living, breathing, flow state; a passage of sweet, unhinged release.—A.R.C. 5.
    Andrew R. Chow, Time, 22 Nov. 2022
  • That time apart made Swift’s heart grow fonder since Midnights is full of unabashed and slightly unhinged love songs.
    Shannon Carlin, Time, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The marketing campaign has been unmissable and unhinged, to say the least.
    Jake Smith, Glamour, 10 Jan. 2023
  • On the day of the visit, the increasingly unhinged Eva hovers outside the room, fuming.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Even so, the episode with the legendary programmer John Carmack has an unhinged director’s-cut feel to it.
    Sheon Han, WIRED, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The depiction of an unhinged fascist demagogue has been a feature of my shows since Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' in 1980.
    Alexander Hall, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
  • And the album felt like 19 — chaotic, unhinged, paramount.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2023
  • And Blood & Water is some of the most unhinged and entertaining TV in the current landscape.
    Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 30 Jan. 2023
  • And Derek would probably have to be, well, a certain level of unhinged to arrange all this.
    Paul Schrodt, Men's Health, 15 Oct. 2022
  • Dave Bautista and his band of unhinged apocalyptic saviors have dethroned the Na'vi at the box office.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Minhaj was forced to move on from the skit that did not illicit one unhinged expression.
    Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2023
  • That same unhinged glee also shows up in his take on Raz’s father in Psychonauts.
    Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Bookshelf wealth is more personal—and maybe even a little bit unhinged?
    Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The defense closings tried to paint Jabbari as an unhinged drunk and insisted Majors was the victim.
    Vulture, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The wardrobe choice is douchey, laid-back, slightly unhinged, and may or may not be a gag—much like his negotiating tactics.
    Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Lindsey Buckingham sings are unhinged (in a good way!).
    Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2022
  • But his latest entry, by his own admission, might be his most unhinged to date.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Still, stick with me here because, the results of this slightly unhinged plan are actually ... good?
    oregonlive, 15 July 2022
  • Following the death of her mother, and with nothing left to lose, Ingrid up and moves to LA with an unhinged plan to befriend Taylor in real life.
    Wired, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Connected by a series of steps, most of the empty stone dwellings have collapsed roofs, holes where windows used to be and unhinged doors, while trees and grass creep out through huge wall cracks.
    Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Even as Adeniji is adjusting to his new role like Kareem, their spirits are still unhinged.
    Mohammad Ahmad, cleveland, 13 Nov. 2022

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