unstuck

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adjective

un·​stuck ˌən-ˈstək How to pronounce unstuck (audio)
: able to move freely : no longer stuck
couldn't get the wheel unstuck
see also:
come unstuck

unstuck

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past tense and past participle of unstick

Examples of unstuck in a Sentence

Adjective We couldn't get the steering wheel unstuck.
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Adjective
And the Celtics certainly are not as desperate or as motivated as Miami to make a bold move to shake things up and get unstuck. — Greg Cote june 17, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026 The back end of the rotation is still very much an open question, but Tyler Mahle’s last start was encouraging, and even if Adrian Houser can’t get unstuck, his struggles are much easier to take with the emergence of Landen Roupp. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026 As Ember brushed past to turn on the lamp, one of the sheets came unstuck and fluttered out into the hallway, caught in her slight draft. — Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026 And once that perception begins to shift, getting unstuck becomes easier. — Angela Haupt, Time, 28 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unstuck

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unstuck was in 1911

Phrases Containing unstuck

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“Unstuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unstuck. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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