uncontrollably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontrollably
Adverb
  • The Cleveland Browns are desperately searching for a new quarterback this offseason.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • With the season now having hit its halfway point, with only four more episodes to go, here are some of the questions that The White Lotus' legion of die-hard fans desperately want answered.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • His hands, ordinarily trapped in the pockets of his tracksuit when not frantically presenting tactical instructions or wagging a finger at opposition benches, escaped midway through the second half of his side’s 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion to savour the moment with the Palace supporters.
    Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Workers at the plant tried frantically to contain the damage, by, for example, spraying seawater from fire hoses and rigging up car batteries to supply power.
    Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • For example, two people in the same role might take home wildly different paychecks.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • As the game devolved into something rare and magical, Dallas’ inability to get out of their zone cleanly and wrest some manner of control of the proceedings was wildly apparent.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • Ron Berti Orlando We the People rise against Trump We the People are rising strong against the Trump administration which has run amok, and Congress is AWOL in my view.
    Letters to the editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
  • While movie scenarios often portray AI run amok, commanding vast resources and taking control of critical infrastructure, LeCun points out that such capabilities would require not just intelligence but physical control and access that AI systems wouldn't have.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • My god we are really madly blessed to experience life on earth at the same time as her.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Those unfamiliar with the play may lose the thread in this iambic marathon as Izzard madly dashes to and fro, making the first act drag.
    Karen D'Souza, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Uncontrollably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontrollably. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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