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shot in the dark

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1. shot in the darknoun

   A guess, attempt, or choice made with little or no evidence or knowledge.

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1. Shot in the Dark

   Shot in the Dark is a song most famously performed by heavy metal solo artist Ozzy Osbourne. It is the ninth and final track on his 1986 album The Ultimate Sin. A top-ten hit on Mainstream rock radio, the song also became his most successful single on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time, peaking at number 68. The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan. Whilst the song is most commonly attributed to Ozzy Osbourne, the writing of the song originated with bassist Phil Soussan, who was part of the band Wildlife in the early 1980s and composed the tune's melody. Subsequently, fellow Wildlife bandmates Steve Overland and Chris Overland wrote the original lyrics and arrangement and demoed a derivative version of the song. Meanwhile, when Soussan joined Ozzy's band several years later, his original version of the song was re-worked with Ozzy. However, people have not only disputed whether the Overland brothers deserve writing credit for Osbourne's version, but also questioned Osbourne's role in the writing of this version. This authorship issue has become a source of contention over the years, and in spite of its success, the song has rarely appeared on Ozzy Osbourne greatest hits compilations as a result. One exception was the original release of The Ozzman Cometh; however, the song was omitted from the 2002 re-mastered re-release of this compilation and replaced with "Miracle Man." Both Just Say Ozzy (an EP containing an alternate version of "Shot in the Dark") and The Ultimate Sin were deleted from Ozzy's catalog in 2002 (although they are now available on iTunes and all digital outlets).

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shot in the dark in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shot in the dark in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of shot in the dark in a Sentence

1. Jennifer Flood:

   We said, let's put it out to the universe and see what happens, just a shot in the dark.

2. Rickie Fowler:

   Pretty cool to be able to do that for Ernie Els and the foundation, it's a small target. No one really expects it because it's kind of a shot in the dark.

3. Jim Reed:

   It's a little bit of a shot in the dark. For something this major, you'd think the legislators who are voting on this would want to know this information.

4. Pnina Shor:

   The discovery absolutely astonished us. We were certain this was a shot in the dark.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shot_in_the_Dark
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_in_the_Dark