make a stab
Example Sentences
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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
Or at least make a stab at it?
From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2019
“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
