wing it

Example Sentences

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Sometimes, to build capacity or save lives, a relief organization simply has to wing it.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025

I don’t wing it and hope everything will turn out OK anymore.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025

While Darcy Graham's dancing feet threaten on one wing, it was Duhan van der Merwe's power that shrugged off Ellis Mee on the other, creating space for Huw Jones on the outside.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025

Francis said last week there just wasn’t time to completely round out the staff — remember, Hakstol was only hired three months before 2021 training camp — and they’d tried unsuccessfully to wing it.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023

“I’ll adjust the chakra on Audrey and wing it to you.”

From "Educated" by Tara Westover