uncontained
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The fire was still uncontained as of Wednesday morning.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2025
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
Despite the efforts of firefighters, the biggest blazes remain totally uncontained - with weather conditions and the underlying impact of climate change expected to continue fanning the flames for days to come.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2025
The map notes that the Palisades Fire - like the two other blazes - is totally uncontained.
From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025
Tales of Lynds’s feat—of inducing inmates to build for themselves the largest prison in the land while unmanacled, uncontained by a prison wall—spread across the country and abroad.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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