uncontrollably

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncontrollably
Adverb
  • The Handmaid’s Tale is, at its core, a story of a mother trying desperately to find her daughter.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Apr. 2025
  • That's a fundamental shift Democrats desperately need.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Adverb
  • 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
  • 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
Adverb
  • For example, two people in the same role might take home wildly different paychecks.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The duet continues throughout the chorus, with the woman singing the words and the dog barking along to the beat when given the microphone, and other people in the room laughing wildly at the interaction.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 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
  • See what made the vast majority of critics fall madly in love.
    Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Hence, only those who are madly in love with the grape are crazy enough to try to reach for that elusive dream – to make life-changing Pinot Noir wines.
    Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Uncontrollably.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncontrollably. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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