fly-by-night
Example Sentences
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Fly-by-night ventures got the headlines, but they were small compared to the behemoths.
From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025
But the most important part of James Carson's lecture was his final warning to get-rich-quick U.S. investors: "Fly-by-night ventures looking to quick turn overs and exorbitant profits" had better stay out.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fly-by-night operators flourish in Florida, where policing is spotty at best.
From Time Magazine Archive
Take wings, my Fly-by-night, for the runners are on your heels, and if you don’t, as I live, you’ll wear hemp.
From A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 by Travis, Stuart
The midnight town express, whose shrieking rush they sometimes woke from their dreams to hear, was the Fearsome Fly-by-night.
From The Railway Children by Nesbit, E. (Edith)
