from the hip
Example Sentences
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Streeting said Sir Keir was not going to "shoot from the hip" in his comments about international affairs.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
As a mother, she wrote in her second book, “most of the time I shot from the hip, making it up as I went along.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
“He’s not going to be shooting from the hip in terms of issues,” Francis said.
From Salon • May 13, 2025
These tended to be wide-ranging and opinionated; he shot from the hip.
From New York Times • May 20, 2023
The white, twisted bone angled out oddly from the hip.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
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