fly-by-night
Example Sentences
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Such data would have shown the surge in what is alleged to be fake autism diagnoses and treatments in Minnesota that were billed by fly-by-night Medicaid providers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026
“I hired this fly-by-night team who set up the balloon in this wooded area,” Levine said.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024
Experts say the problem is fueled by the ease of setting up a fly-by-night operation online to move goods.
From Washington Times • Jan. 1, 2024
But she doesn’t consider Chaudhari’s team to be like other fly-by-night investors.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2023
Those jars were something you might expect to find in the basement of a fly-by-night medical school, not a house full of children.
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
