come unglued
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It started in the third inning, when a steady drizzle, slippery ball and muddy mound caused Tyler Glasnow to come unglued.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2025
Garden variety pleasures, such as having a pet, cause them to come unglued.
From Salon • Aug. 16, 2024
Given opportunities to come unglued when Curry, 35, suffered a shoulder injury in December and a leg injury in February, Golden State instead posted a winning record during both absences.
From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2023
Golden State won three championships and advanced to five straight finals from 2015 to 2019, before it all began to come unglued.
From New York Times • May 26, 2022
He knew what the jitters of the season opener could do, how the most talented kid could come unglued in the sea of all those lights and those thousands of fans.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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