How to Use take a flier in a Sentence

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• She’s struggled this season, but is the type of player teams could look to take a flier on.
  — Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
• Despite this, the Commanders still decided to take a flier on him with a late-round pick.
  — Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
• The Nets waived him last week, leaving the 29-year-old wing looking for someone willing to take a flier on his health.
  — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
• Should the Tigers decide to take a flier on Gruden, the entertainment aspect would be real.
  — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
• There should be teams around the league willing to take a flier on a young wing with that size, despite a lackluster production level in Dallas.
  — Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
• Okay, take a flier on Bourne if Ricky Pearsall and Jauan Jennings are out again, but that sounds unlikely.
  — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025