Example Sentences

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The wealthy but suddenly unmoored LIV golfers have been left to scramble like a weekend hacker trying to salvage a bogey after chipping into a sand trap.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

We want to flip that around and sell the call, essentially acting like a dealer who is satisfying demand from aggressive, unmoored investors who think Intel will keep rising.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

To be unmoored by the shadows of our past is a gift no fame or fortune can afford.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

At this stage, Essex Police said, there is no clear and identifiable footage of the person who unmoored the boat.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

I was tired suddenly of feeling so bereft, so unmoored by sadness.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez