crapshoot
noun
crap·shoot
ˈkrap-ˌshüt 
: something (such as a business venture) that has an unpredictable outcome
Examples of crapshoot in a Sentence
there are almost no sure bets in the movie business—almost everything is a crapshoot
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Might like Falcons with points if QB Michael Penix and WR Drake London weren’t both day-to-day questionable and a crapshoot to play.
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Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Florida’s defense is just as good as Auburn’s — and Florida's offense is a country mile better than Auburn’s one-dimensional crapshoot.
—Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2025
But if the East is a crapshoot, the C’s can hang around until…
7.
—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
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Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Florida’s defense is just as good as Auburn’s — and Florida's offense is a country mile better than Auburn’s one-dimensional crapshoot.
—Matt Hayes, USA TODAY, 10 Oct. 2025
But if the East is a crapshoot, the C’s can hang around until…
7.
—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
See All Example Sentences for crapshoot
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“Crapshoot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crapshoot. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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