on a limb
Example Sentences
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“I’m going to go out on a limb and say that we got more laughs than all those films combined.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
Coaches have had to put themselves out on a limb.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025
I may go out even further on a limb.
From Slate • Sep. 12, 2024
“I’m not going out on a limb to say they had Black friends in their homes,” she says.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2024
The barred owl was perched on a limb halfway down Frightful’s Mountain.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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