as in gamble
a risky undertaking
there are almost no sure bets in the movie business—almost everything is a crapshoot
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Recent Examples of crapshoot
But if the East is a crapshoot, the C’s can hang around until…
7.
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Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
That ratio underscores a longstanding truth: Sundance has always been a crapshoot.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
While Richard Childress Racing drivers have won the past four season openers at the track, the summer night race has been a bit more of a crapshoot, including Jeremy Clements winning here in 2022, one of just two career wins for Clements in 520 Xfinity Series starts.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Awards are a real crapshoot, for lack of a better term.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crapshoot
Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
That ratio underscores a longstanding truth: Sundance has always been a crapshoot.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2025
While Richard Childress Racing drivers have won the past four season openers at the track, the summer night race has been a bit more of a crapshoot, including Jeremy Clements winning here in 2022, one of just two career wins for Clements in 520 Xfinity Series starts.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Awards are a real crapshoot, for lack of a better term.
—Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crapshoot
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crapshoot
Noun
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Five years later, that gamble has paid off — big time.—
Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
14 Feb. 2026
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Leaning on Devaughn Vele, whom the Saints acquired via trade shortly before the 2025 season, might be a bit of a gamble.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway had the option to sentence him to life in prison with the chance for parole after at least 25 years, but Thompson did not face the death penalty given his age at the time of the crimes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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There’s still a chance of some wintry mix on the front and back end.—
Ian Livingston,
Washington Post,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Peter Thiel, a venture capitalist and co-founder of Palantir and PayPal, appeared in the Epstein files, with the latest release showing correspondence between and about the two.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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This new venture continues their mission of getting movies in front of the people who most want to see them.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Crapshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crapshoot. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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