shot in the dark
Example Sentences
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It was a "shot in the dark," Wang said, given that the two scientists had never conducted a study in humans.
From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2024
Yet Toyota isn’t taking a shot in the dark.
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024
“Three times is excessive. I think they're just taking a shot in the dark here. It just sounds like a ‘Hail Mary’ pass,” Carolyn E. Demarest, a retired state judge, told the Daily Beast.
From Salon • Dec. 6, 2023
To get a good shot in the dark, your camera will need a long exposure, which means it will be especially sensitive to motion and handling.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2022
Corban asked, but from his tone I could tell this was a 100 percent shot in the dark.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
