stab

Example Sentences

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Now a 10-year-old but a former winner of the Betfred Bowl at this meeting and he deserves this first stab at the race.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

“A diary is an assassin’s cloak which we wear when we stab a comrade in the back with a pen,” wrote William Soutar, a Scottish poet and diarist, in 1934.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

In theory, the majority might have felt it was proper for the lower court to take the first stab as a matter of appellate procedure.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Steve Sosnick, chief market strategist at Interactive Brokers, took a stab at answering that question in commentary shared with MarketWatch on Thursday.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

We stab the ground, loosening the earth, scooping out mounds with our hands.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin