fly-by-night
Example Sentences
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Many of the detainees are without any legal counsel or fallen prey to fly-by-night immigration attorneys.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
Such data would have shown the surge in what is alleged to be fake autism diagnoses and treatments in Minnesota that were billed by fly-by-night Medicaid providers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Some are on fly-by-night commercial websites that reveal little information about who runs them or the technology they’re based on.
From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2024
But she doesn’t consider Chaudhari’s team to be like other fly-by-night investors.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2023
Those jars were something you might expect to find in the basement of a fly-by-night medical school, not a house full of children.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
