How to Use loose cannon in a Sentence

loose cannon

noun

• At the same time, Musk can be a loose cannon on these calls.
  — Chris Isidore, CNN, 20 Apr. 2022
• Mitchell was a loose cannon aimed at men with plenty to hide.
  — Mark Peikert, Town & Country, 24 Apr. 2022
• That Draymond was the loose cannon on the Golden State Warriors.
  — Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Sep. 2022
• This is federal judge, John Adams, and he is known for being a bit of a loose cannon.
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 10 Mar. 2022
• The old loose cannon, as he's known in political circles, was back.
  — Lorraine Ali, latimes.com, 5 May 2018
• Banier was a loose cannon, liable to bring up the awkward subject in the presence of Meyers’s wife, his children, and his in‑laws.
  — Tom Sancton, Time, 5 Sep. 2017
• Hernandez, who has long been a buff of Civil War history, is not a loose cannon.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 8 June 2018
• Is your husband a loose cannon, a drunk, a misogynist, a verbal abuser?
  — Dear Abby, oregonlive.com, 14 July 2019
• Whereas Locken was once a lovable loose cannon on the first three seasons, the fourth season turned her into a villain.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2020
• Think … maybe not Vontaze Burfict but someone who’s a loose cannon taking a kid under his wing.
  — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2020
• Giuliani, however, is a loose cannon, and is already struggling to keep his story straight.
  — Abigail Tracy, The Hive, 3 May 2018
• Martin Riggs, the loose cannon with revenge on his mind, and Roger Murtaugh, the older, wiser man of the force, counting the days until retirement.
  — Kayt Sukel, Discover Magazine, 27 July 2016
• Last but certainly not least, Twitter is about to become a debt-laden business belonging to the world’s richest loose cannon.
  — Laura Forman, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2022
• The new season will kick off with a two-hour look at the life of Brian Pillman, a high-flying wrestler on the rise and 'loose cannon' who allowed his in ring persona to seep into his family life.
  — Nasha Smith, Forbes, 6 May 2021
• Keaton plays a no-nonsense operative named Stan Hurley, who takes loose cannon Rapp under his wing.
  — Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 15 Sep. 2017
• What’s actually going to happen is impossible to say, especially with the loose cannon in the White House in the mix.
  — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 15 Oct. 2017
• Francis has always been anticipated to be a bit of a loose cannon on the stand because of his intimate knowledge of events, axe to grind with the Navy and braggadocios air.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2022
• This new silent-but-deadly Teddy is yet another loose cannon on a show about an entire cast of characters going rogue.
  — William Lee, chicagotribune.com, 4 June 2018
• On top of that, Trump has to placate elite Republicans who see him as a loose cannon who can’t be relied upon to deliver a pro-business agenda.
  — Reihan Salam, Slate Magazine, 15 Feb. 2017
• In a similar way to Nobody, Jason Statham is the loose cannon with a mysterious past who joins an armored truck company.
  — Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 30 Sep. 2021
• Already identified as the loose cannon, Fred starts picking fights with Charlie about his devout faith, then learns it’s unwise to blaspheme to a Christian who makes your beans every night.
  — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2022
• In other words, when women act aggressively, they are seen as loose cannons, while men look passionate and continue to get work.
  — Jessica Wakeman, Glamour, 4 Sep. 2018
• Daryl, who has been aimless for several seasons and who, lately, has become an increasingly loose cannon, could be a marked man.
  — Laura Bradley, HWD, 4 Dec. 2017
• After getting a whole season of ratings fireworks from its resident loose cannon, the network finally drew the line.
  — Karla Peterson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 29 May 2018
• Marty is well aware of how the people around him have changed; Wendy is basically ruthless at this point, while Jonah is kind of a loose cannon financial criminal.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 23 Jan. 2022
• Lily Allen is a delightful loose cannon, minded by Jonathan Ross but still managing to insult Radiohead.
  — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2022
• His best friend, Miles (Casal), is a classic loose cannon whose white working-class status gives him similar economic pressures but more room to behave as an angry wild card than Collin.
  — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 1 June 2018
• This flag-planting, trash-talking loose cannon has turned down the turnovers, but has not transformed into a cookie-cutter quarterback who will say exactly nothing at the podium.
  — New York Times, 7 Nov. 2021
• Paul Manafort spent the spring trying to argue that Mueller was a loose cannon, a reckless, out of control prosecutor straying far beyond his assignment.
  — Garrett M. Graff, WIRED, 1 May 2018
• Gordon-Levitt, who plays precisely the kind of noble loose cannon that Bruce Willis would have played a couple of decades ago, is the irreverent but amiable audience surrogate.
  — Mike Scott, NOLA.com, 12 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024