educated guess
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
But that's more of an educated guess at this stage.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
And so he employs other tools: the hunch, the educated guess, even out-and-out speculation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
The BLS has been refining its birth-death model, but to some extent, it will always be an educated guess.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025
Even the best survey is nothing more than an educated guess at what’s likely to happen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2025
It remained an educated guess based on logic and circumstantial evidence and was largely ignored by medical professionals.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
