surmising

Example Sentences

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All the while, he’s surmising what he might gain by rifling through his associates’ drawers and desks.

From Salon • Apr. 11, 2025

I’m fairly confident in saying and surmising that his counsel at the time advised him against it and are probably somewhere saying “told you so.”

From Slate • Nov. 2, 2023

Engoron, surmising that Trump was referring to his clerk, called the comments a "blatant" violation of the gag order.

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2023

“Omeleto is taking more of an approach that the filmmaker is less visible. We’re more filmmaker-centric. We’re trying to create a brand that’s meaningful in storytelling — not about surmising how to get clicks.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2023

Incalculable is the evil we bring on ourselves and society, by supposing and surmising facts we ought resolutely to question.

From A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning by Holyoake, George Jacob