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
“I do not feel at all like I’m going out on a limb in saying that,” he concluded.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
I may go out even further on a limb.
From Slate • Sep. 12, 2024
“I’m going to go out on a limb here and say based on how much he’s complaining about conditions in the courtroom, he would hate jail.”
From New York Times • May 7, 2024
There on a limb sat a gray squirrel.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
