How to Use uncontrollable in a Sentence

uncontrollable

adjective
Definition of uncontrollablenext
Synonyms for uncontrollablenext
  • Blasts of uncontrollable wind tear trees from the ground.
    — Dan Lambe, Treehugger, 1 June 2023
  • It’s about the uncontrollable, and that’s what happens to him.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2021
  • The trash fire that has engulfed the bullpen is uncontrollable.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Vonnegut had the look—sad, kind eyes under that mop of uncontrollable hair, the full droopy mustache.
    — Susan Farrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2023
  • The story unfolds around Ada and Souleiman, lovers who are kept apart by uncontrollable forces.
    — Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 May 2022
  • My first two children entered the world to the sound of my laughter—peals of uncontrollable laughter.
    — Leah Wright Rigueur, The Atlantic, 11 Aug. 2021
  • In my 14 years here, a couple of shameless and uncontrollable crying fits come to mind.
    — Nneka Joi, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The Good News: Death is an unfortunate part of life that feels uncontrollable, but its power is not any stronger than that of the Lord.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 10 Aug. 2022
  • The same goes for trying to deal with uncontrollable bleeding.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 26 July 2022
  • The latter is often uncontrollable, but the former is an easy fix.
    — Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 25 May 2023
  • In the meantime, more countries are locking down to avoid more uncontrollable case spikes.
    — Aj Willingham, CNN, 16 Dec. 2020
  • The reason for all the uncontrollable teleporting back and forth?
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Both uncontrollable events and his own choices have put him in a perilous position as the year ends.
    — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 15 Dec. 2021
  • On the other hand, in the face of an uncontrollable, deadly virus, the idea of fighting for one’s right to drink green beer felt sillier than ever.
    — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Outside of Senegal, little is known about the Joola, and even in Senegal, many blame the bad weather or some uncontrollable force.
    — Elian Peltier, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Much of the action takes place in public, amid what appears to be the teeming and uncontrollable energy of city life.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2021
  • But a bond with the reality-TV star Kyle Richards has thrust her into an uncontrollable world of fame.
    — Roisin Kiberd, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Dear Miss Manners: What is the best way to extricate oneself from the faux pas of an uncontrollable laugh, snort or giggle?
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
  • In this most unpredictable and uncontrollable of all Games, Seidel found a way to embrace the chaos, to live in the moment and to will herself onto the podium.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2021
  • My sister had uncontrollable belching and found the same relief in a gluten-free diet.
    — cleveland, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Don’t forget the role of climate change in contributing to this year’s uncontrollable blazes.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The other uncontrollable event is the inexorable process of aging: Biden is 80, Trump 76.
    — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2023
  • Arab leaders, who have pleaded for a cease-fire, warn the war must end soon before public rage grows uncontrollable.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Overall, the song could be about the ups and downs of relationships, the uncontrollable feeling of falling in and out of love, the messiness of break-ups, and the journey of finding oneself.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 4 May 2023
  • The doomsday predictions of uncontrollable chaos haven’t come to fruition.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2021
  • This spark, combined with dry winds can escalate a fire to uncontrollable states.
    — USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Parenting is a plunge into the unknown and the uncontrollable.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Nonetheless that’s just a Band-Aid on an uncontrollable gash.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 16 Feb. 2021
  • Unlike other types of alopecia that are genetic or completely uncontrollable, traction alopecia is, in large part, due to a person’s hair practices and can bring about a feeling of guilt.
    — Annie Blay, Allure, 10 July 2024
  • Controllable vs uncontrollable delays The DOT draws a distinction between operational issues that are in an airline’s control versus those that aren’t.
    — John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 19 July 2024

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