crapshooter

Example Sentences

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"Either I'm the stupidest guy around or the biggest crapshooter in town," he said before opening his $1.5 billion Venetian mega-resort in 1999, complete with canals, gondola rides and its own convention center next door.

From Time Magazine Archive

Loesser was as single-minded about his work as any compulsive crapshooter.

From Time Magazine Archive

Says a politician who knows both men: "Ben is a crapshooter, and I get the distinct impression that Lloyd doesn't want to shoot craps."

From Time Magazine Archive

An inveterate crapshooter, he may have gambled unwisely with the SEC, but as a former test pilot, he apparently knew when to bail out.

From Time Magazine Archive

She was like a crapshooter when he keeps calling to the dice: "Come, seven—come on, come on!"

From Somewhere in Red Gap by Wilson, Harry Leon