Unmoored [adverb]

Definition of Unmoored:

floating out of control

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Sentence/Example of Unmoored:

During this period my soldiers sleep; but the vessel must not be unmoored.

She was cut off from duty, surrounded by strangers, unmoored from her niche in the world.

They seated themselves in the boat and unmoored it from the pier.

Without any loss of time he unmoored the little ship, and stepped aboard.

I ran in all haste to the beach, and unmoored a boat that lay alongside.

They had unmoored the pinnace, and were on their way to Shark's Island.

And with this he unmoored his boat and rowed resolutely homewards.

He took his horse to the stables, went down to the water-steps, and unmoored his skiff.

The flag-ship being now daily expected, we unmoored, and came down to Macào, awaiting her arrival in the outer Roads.

While Morton was thus employed the vessel was unmoored, and the white sails swelled out before a favourable north-west wind.