untethered
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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An advisor with the culinary program, Amy Quazza, thinks "we kind of drift back to tradition when things are untethered or feeling untethered," which explains the renewed appeal of old-economy trades.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
Pratt’s solutions may be moon shots untethered to statistical reality.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2026
“Otherwise inflation expectations, that are already drifting higher, could become untethered and make the journey back to target that much harder,” he added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
Unlike a church service, shows are rowdy and a bit untethered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
She had become unmoored from the present, loose and untethered, her mind rolling back into her memories, rolling forward into the future, anticipating, and then dropping again into this torturous, unbearable present.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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