from the hip
Example Sentences
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As a mother, she wrote in her second book, “most of the time I shot from the hip, making it up as I went along.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The musician is speaking to the BBC from the hip Ace Hotel in Sydney, where she's based while performing over two consecutive weekends at Australia's Laneway Festival.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
“But to exercise my discretion properly, I’m not going to shoot from the hip right here on the bench,” Ho said on Wednesday.
From Salon • Feb. 21, 2025
Stafford appears to have recovered from the hip injury he played through while leading the Rams to a 29-23 overtime victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023
The white, twisted bone angled out oddly from the hip.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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