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

I don’t think I would have been cast in this movie if I didn’t make music, if I didn’t go out on a limb and make an album.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

“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

Share your thoughts about the match or go out on a limb and give us a prediction.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

“My mother went out on a limb for you,” he says.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline