stab at

Examples (20)

• The boy made a stab at the pig.
• He angrily stabbed at the air with his finger.
• I had a stab at answering the question.
• She carefully stabbed at the tough steak with her knife.
• I stabbed at my meat with my fork.
• Don't stab at your food like that; use proper table manners.
• He decided to take a stab at learning a new language.
• The frustrated artist stabbed at the canvas, ruining his work.
• She took a desperate stab at the problem, hoping for a solution.
• He kept stabbing at the button, hoping it would work.
• The frustrated artist kept stabbing at the canvas with his brush.
• The child playfully stabbed at the water with a stick.
• Despite his inexperience, he wanted to have a stab at the challenging project.
• If you stab at the wound, you'll only make it worse.
• The cat playfully stabbed at the dangling toy with its paw.
• She would often stab at her food when she was upset.
• It was a long shot, but he felt he had to make a stab at convincing them.
• The warrior stabbed at his opponent, but missed.
• With shaky hands, she stabbed at the button on the control panel.
• I watched him stab at the ice with his pickaxe.