make a stab at
Example Sentences
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Steven Rogers, a St. Louis University political science professor, took a national survey in 2018 and asked people to name their state representative — or at least make a stab at it.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2023
Teasdale had been struggling to make a stab at a solo career as a self-consciously kooky singer-pianist.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2022
It’s not feasible for everyone to fix their own wounds from childhood before becoming a parent, but I encourage you to make a stab at it, if at all possible.
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2020
In the meantime, however, allow me to make a stab at offering the most preliminary of answers.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2020
“You’re a cucumber, all right,” says I; “but why not, just for a change, make a stab at gettin’ a job?”
From Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Ford, Sewell
