stab in the dark
Example Sentences
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But guessing who it will be is just a stab in the dark.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2021
“This is really a stab in the dark, and it’s unknown,” said Senate Minority Leader Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar.
From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2015
Evolution is not a stab in the dark.
From Washington Post • Feb. 16, 2015
Or is it more a case that the level of sophisticated tumbling skulduggery in the box has referees increasingly forced to stab in the dark at decisions, regardless of nationality?
From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2012
The figure was a stab in the dark, a made-up number.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
