jury is still out, the

1. No decision has been made; the public's opinion is not known. For example, As for a possible merger, the jury is still out, or The jury is still out on the new spring fashions. This expression alludes to the jury that decides a legal case. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

"The jury is still out," the official said, briefing Pentagon reporters on the condition of anonymity.

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But the jury is still out: The coronavirus death rate in Sweden is actually higher than that in the United States.

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But participants say the jury is still out. “The devil is going to be in the details,” said Jim Woodgett, director of research at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital, who raised the alarm about Beaudet’s reforms by crafting a 27 June open letter to Jane Philpott, Canada’s minister of health that attracted more than 1300 signatures.

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While the jury is still out, the argument over the Iran deal could well stress the long-standing and largely fruitful political alliance between blacks and Jews in this country.

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The jury is still out the unconventional style of Gibbon, entering his first full season, but he's surrounded himself with a veteran cast of coaches.

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