come adrift

Examples (10)

• I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift.
• A rope on the boat came adrift during the storm.
• One of the buttons on his coat had come adrift.
• The bookshelf came adrift from the wall because it was poorly mounted.
• Be careful, that handle looks like it's about to come adrift.
• We noticed the decoration coming adrift from the ceiling.
• The entire structure threatened to collapse after a key support beam came adrift.
• He had to reattach the sign which had come adrift in the high winds.
• The small dinghy came adrift from its mooring and floated out to sea.
• A vital connection in the engine came adrift, causing it to stall.