out on a limb
Example Sentences
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In any case, I’m going to go out on a limb and say it: Sir Ian has got talent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
“Having been a real … wilderness for a long time, and feeling very out on a limb … to be considered part of a movement, at least at first, was exciting,” he recalls.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025
In addition cowriting, Lopez goes out on a limb and takes the role of what can rightly be called “Me,” a husband-hunter jailed in such metaphorical music-video scenarios as “glass house” and “love factory.”
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024
What McNulty said in August: "I'm going out on a limb a bit here but I have a feeling we will see a very strong Aston Villa this season."
From BBC • Jan. 11, 2024
Conibear died just a few years later, in 1917, when he climbed too far out on a limb, while reaching for a plum in a tree in his backyard, and plunged headfirst to the ground.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
