crapshoot
noun
crap·shoot
ˈkrap-ˌshüt 
: something (such as a business venture) that has an unpredictable outcome
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Examples of crapshoot in a Sentence
there are almost no sure bets in the movie business—almost everything is a crapshoot
Recent Examples on the Web
Logan Webb is giving the team six, but everyone else is a crapshoot.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
Baseball’s draft is the ultimate crapshoot, but this goes beyond front office ineptitude.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
Today’s a bit of a crapshoot, which is why friends, partners and others might catch you off guard.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024
There were 41 lead changes in the Daytona 500, which is always something of a high-stakes crapshoot.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
The postseason shapes up as a crapshoot, regardless of who’s there.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
And while postseason baseball can be a crapshoot, as Friedman likes to say, the team is nonetheless in desperate need of answers.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
As for the Big Dance … well, that’s a total crapshoot.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
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Stroker toys can be a bit of a crapshoot.
—Nena Farrell, WIRED, 12 July 2023
Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 23 May 2024
Baseball’s draft is the ultimate crapshoot, but this goes beyond front office ineptitude.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2024
Today’s a bit of a crapshoot, which is why friends, partners and others might catch you off guard.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2024
There were 41 lead changes in the Daytona 500, which is always something of a high-stakes crapshoot.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
The postseason shapes up as a crapshoot, regardless of who’s there.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2023
And while postseason baseball can be a crapshoot, as Friedman likes to say, the team is nonetheless in desperate need of answers.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
As for the Big Dance … well, that’s a total crapshoot.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2023
Tenga Crysta Leaf Stroker for $27 ($10 off) Amazon
Stroker toys can be a bit of a crapshoot.
—Nena Farrell, WIRED, 12 July 2023
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“Crapshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crapshoot. Accessed 31 May. 2024.
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