Guesses
[ɡesiz]
Examples
- All figures which touch upon sexual subjects are nothing but the roughest guesses. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- They had no knowledge of the past of mankind at all; at best they had a few shrewd guesses. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Ideas, as we have seen, whether they be humble guesses or dignified theories, are anticipations of possible solutions. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- There was no record or legend of any prisoner with those initials, and many fruitless guesses were made what the name could have been. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- One of the main impressions left upon me after knowing Mr. Edison for many years is the marvellous accuracy of his guesses. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Mr. Upton says: One of the main impressions left upon me, after knowing Mr. Edison for many years, is the marvellous accuracy of his guesses. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- I think the Church-rates guesses who I am, and I know the Water-works does, because I drew a tooth of his when I first came down here. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- By the mass, I think old Lucas Beaumanoir guesses right, when he maintains she hath cast a spell over you. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- The first of the Sergeant's guesses startled me. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
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