wing it
Example Sentences
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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
"The physics tells us that to get a more fuel-efficient wing it needs to be longer and more slender. That means we need to increase the span of the wing," Partridge said.
From Reuters • Jul. 4, 2023
"Yeah, I always wing it anyway," she said to the bird.
From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds
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