fly-by-night

Example Sentences

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The proliferation of fly-by-night flags and registers has fanned concern about possible accidents involving old tankers with sanctioned cargoes, but until the recent seizures Western governments have mostly allowed them to sail unimpeded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 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

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