How to Use unhinge in a Sentence

unhinge

verb
  • I was momentarily unhinged by the unexpected question.
  • The birds unhinged their beaks as if to make a loud sound.
    — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
  • In the State, you were just unhinged enough to not get in the way.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2018
  • Again, to the unhinged, that’s a license to lash out.
    — Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Allen, though, was unhinged by the pressure that forced him to slide in the pocket.
    — USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2024
  • In Deadpool terms, prepare to unhinge your jaw and take it all in.
    — Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 26 July 2024
  • So that felt like an interesting mix of sweet, but unhinged, as well.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2024
  • Completely unhinged in the best way.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
  • To clean roller brushes, unhinge the covering (called the brush guard) and pull out the brush.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2021
  • The doors have three hinges, and the bottom hinge keeps coming unhinged, which causes the door to sag on one side.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 9 July 2019
  • Turn your head to the side, unhinge your jaw, and prepare for a glorious mouthful.
    — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
  • Look out for Gronk gone wild, Gronk unhinged, Gronk unleashed.
    — Dan Gelston, The Seattle Times, 25 Mar. 2019
  • There are those who think noodlers are unhinged hillbillies and will never, ever try it.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 15 Nov. 2023
  • If your holiday humor leans a little unhinged, this one’s for you.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Contrary to popular belief, pythons don’t unhinge their jaws to gulp down their food.
    — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Some unhinged lunatic, a man, wearing daisy dukes, at a makeup store, got in my face today.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2025
  • His speech was unhinged, often not founded in fact, and rambled badly.
    — Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Unbeknownst to her, one of the stall doors was partially unhinged.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, OregonLive.com, 17 Dec. 2017
  • The message is strong for a real world that is increasingly unhinged in so many ways.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The next clip in the montage shows a backyard patio roof coming unhinged in a downpour.
    — Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Howard has made all kinds of films in his illustrious career, but never one this unhinged, even campy.
    — Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
  • But on the screen, both Emily and Stephanie were utterly unhinged from the start.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2025
  • The first meeting this season between the Padres and Dodgers was unhinged from the start.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
  • The skies are a lot less friendly to fly with a balding, unhinged Mark Wahlberg in the pilot seat.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Their lower jaws can unhinge to give them a massive gape and their flexible skulls are made of bones that can move against each other.
    — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 1 Mar. 2010
  • Schellekens shrieks—set to a hurricane of layered guitars and unhinged drumming.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 Mar. 2026
  • That game-tying homer seemed to unhinge Teheran and lock down the Padres — or at least Margot.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2019
  • Shame and embarrassment are at an all-time low, and unhinged behavior at concerts is at an all-time high.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2023
  • Others’ unhinged ignorance can be fun.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 14 June 2026
  • The thick telescoping boom began to move, unhinging itself, and the cube moved down toward the rocky earth.
    — Vladimir Sorokin, Harper's Magazine, 13 July 2022

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