uncontained
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Three uncontained wildfires in eastern Washington have burned more than 8,000 acres and destroyed hundreds of structures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Butler fire, which was reported amid a lightning storm July 3, had burned roughly 8,156 acres in the Six Rivers and Klamath national forests and was completely uncontained as of Monday afternoon, Maznarich said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2025
The map notes that the Palisades Fire - like the two other blazes - is totally uncontained.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2025
The Davis fire, which started Saturday morning, had burned 6,500 acres and remained completely uncontained as of Monday afternoon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2024
Intoxicated by the uncontained torrent of relief, Aureliano Segundo broke the glass on the china closet and piece by piece, without hurrying, he took out the chinaware and shattered it on the floor.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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