fly-by-night
Example Sentences
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Officials have blasted the company as a fly-by-night outfit that poses an environmental risk to sensitive coastal areas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
“I hired this fly-by-night team who set up the balloon in this wooded area,” Levine said.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024
Among the few places that would hire a kid with a ninth-grade education was a fly-by-night New Jersey telemarketing firm called Civic Development Group, or CDG.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2023
But she doesn’t consider Chaudhari’s team to be like other fly-by-night investors.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023
And, God knows, Will had plenty of experience with fly-by-night ideas.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
