poor lookout

Example Sentences

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It's a poor lookout for a man of your years, Jed.

From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

It is a poor lookout to be risking death continually in the service of a foreign king.

From In the Irish Brigade A Tale of War in Flanders and Spain by Sheldon, Charles Mills

Yes, on the face of it, it seemed a poor lookout for "Tipperary" against such a foe.

From Pebbles on the shore [by] Alpha of the plough by Gardiner, A. G. (Alfred George)

If no reinforcements come up, especially heavy artillery, we shall have a poor lookout and must retire.

From The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 by Various

And if they should succeed it will be a pretty poor lookout for all hands aboard this ship!

From Overdue The Story of a Missing Ship by Holloway, W. Herbert