on a limb

Example Sentences

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In any case, I’m going to go out on a limb and say it: Sir Ian has got talent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

I may go out even further on a limb.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2024

I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that neither of those ideas can be considered viable at the moment, but in written testimony earlier this year for a U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2024

“I’m not going out on a limb to say they had Black friends in their homes,” she says.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024

I thought Mr. Cowgill was going way out on a limb.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck