poor lookout

Example Sentences

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It's a poor lookout for a man of your years, Jed.

From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

"It's a poor lookout," said Mrs. Morel bitterly.

From Sons and Lovers by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)

But, sailors can’t afford to waste any time in ‘crying over spilt milk’; it would be a poor lookout for them, aye, and for our country too, if they did!

From Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy by Greene, John B.

Troth! it 'ud be a poor lookout if I was that easy frightened.

From North, South and over the Sea by Francis, M.E. (Mrs. Francis Blundell)

He took post in a fence corner, but he kept a poor lookout and was surprised and taken prisoner by a squad of the enemy that had stolen a march on him.

From The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country by Barry, Joseph