have a stab
Example Sentences
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Let's have a stab in the dark, then, at who might follow in Jonathan Ross's footsteps as this year's "big dog", and who, like singer Cat Burns, could fly under the radar?
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
Twenty minutes later, on the monorail back to the terminal, I decided to have a stab at getting on the flight.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2015
Or perhaps Hawking did have a stab at that last one and ran out of blackboard.
From BBC ● May 30, 2014
The characters all have a stab at compensating for their past decisions but wind up settling for their former, moderately fulfilling lives.
From Reuters ● Jan. 29, 2014
That's what I've always meant to have a stab at.
From The Straw by Eugene O'Neill
