surmise

Example Sentences

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When I surmise that the printed version of our conversation may have a lot of “redacted, redacted, redacted,” Peaches is quick to respond.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

We don’t really know who Isidora was: We can surmise that she was, most likely, the wife of a man of means, of high but not regal status.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

From what we can surmise, the baby is a device to showcase the nobility of the show’s male characters or lack thereof.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2025

As my colleague Paul Roberts reported, experts in the retail sector surmise that North Face’s decision was a consequence of local challenges and the larger problems in the outdoor clothing sector.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

I was excited and had to go to the bathroom but couldn’t surmise where a girl would even begin to look, in a place like this.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver