make a stab at
Example Sentences
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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
Or at least make a stab at it?
From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2019
Deeply in debt to back taxes, she reluctantly agrees to leave the country for England, where she can make a stab at refilling the coffers.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2019
And take it from me I'm going to make a stab at trainin' him different.
From Torchy As A Pa by Sewell Ford
