Of the other nine we had made a stab at three and got nothing.

Only, I've got to make a stab at finding the girl right now.

He was drinking, using drugs and making stabs at college.

Not only that, he could make a good stab at figuring it out for himself.

After a long, awkward silence, she made a stab at small talk.

Women had made a good stab at getting equality, but you were still fighting.

Some of them made quite a good stab at it too, but not enough to wipe out his memory.

Go easy on lunch if you are to make a decent stab of it.

I knew the day and the month and made a stab at the year.