guesswork

Example Sentences

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"After 160 years of getting it wrong, this paper corrects this very important feature based not on guesswork, but on empirical evidence."

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

Intelligence analysts don’t have to rely so much on guesswork.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

Salon has curated a broad list to fit every taste, desire and age range – breaking them down into categories and detailing the runtimes to take the guesswork out of the process.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2025

She said treatment had often felt "like guesswork".

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

He had long since come to the conclusion that her brand of fortune- telling was really no more than lucky guesswork and a spooky manner.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling