shot from the hip
Example Sentences
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As a mother, she wrote in her second book, “most of the time I shot from the hip, making it up as I went along.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
These tended to be wide-ranging and opinionated; he shot from the hip.
From New York Times • May 20, 2023
“I shot from the hip, but it worked because we had a good team,” Ferragamo said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2016
“I guess I kind of shot from the hip today,” he said, “but I needed to.”
From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2016
He shot from the hip, swinging his guns sideways.
From Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail by Fischer, Anton Otto
