How to Use guess in a Sentence
- She guessed my age on her first try.
- If you can't think of an answer, guess.
- He guessed that it would rain today.
- Can you guess how many people were there?
- I had to choose one, and I guessed right.
- She can only guess what he meant.
- It was colder and windier than I had guessed it would be.
- As you might have guessed, her parents are not happy about her decision.
- We can only guess at what really happened.
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And guess who found the largest egg with $100 inside of it?
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Beanie Feldstein,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2023
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Most of us have shades of both, and, guess what, by proxy, want to see both of these movies.
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Evan Romano,
Men's Health,
24 July 2023
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Even if the court does award legal fees, guess who gets to pay that?
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Kyle Whitmire | [email protected],
al,
20 June 2023
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With lots of twists and turns, this one will keep you guessing.
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Rebecca Angel Baer,
Southern Living,
11 Jan. 2024
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At the end of the study, the sleepers were asked to guess which shirt had been worn by their partner.
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Melissa Breyer,
Treehugger,
4 Aug. 2023
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The Vikings were the best team, and guess who ranked 31st, only trailing the Commanders?
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Jeremy Cluff,
The Arizona Republic,
7 June 2023
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And then, after like a few months of dating, boom, guess what?
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Christi Carras,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Sep. 2023
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Don’t guess your size—take the extra time to print out a piece of paper and get the correct size the first time.
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WIRED,
14 June 2023
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Many took photos of the ominous scene and guessed the smoke's nature.
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Kennedy Sessions,
Chron,
5 May 2023
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Batmanglij asks me to guess how many people watched the show.
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Daniel D'addario,
Variety,
8 Nov. 2023
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Mavis pulls an entire look to save the shoot, getting on the ground to throw layers of fabric in the air, and guess what?
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Emma Specter,
Vogue,
28 July 2023
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But there’s good news: Miller doesn’t need AI to guess what went down in Connecticut.
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Andrew Van Dam,
Washington Post,
15 Mar. 2024
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The couple, likely both in their mid-30s, Reynolds guessed, have since knocked it down and are in the process of rebuilding.
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Alena Botros,
Fortune,
4 May 2023
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But guessing clothing sizes is a roulette game, said Leighton.
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Rachel Murphy,
Verywell Health,
11 Dec. 2023
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And guess which 20-year-old pop princess’ music is featured?
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Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
8 Nov. 2023
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Now, guess how many times these quarterbacks have gone head-to-head? Once.
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David Moore,
Dallas News,
12 May 2023
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Those who guess right will be put into a drawing for the jersey and must be present at the party to win.
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David Clarey,
Journal Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2024
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As the name implies, each player has up to 10 chances—or questions— to try to guess the object on the game card.
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Dorian Smith-Garcia,
Parents,
29 Oct. 2023
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Many children just scribbled, leaving the adults to guess what deep wish those lines and curves might mean.
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Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
17 May 2023
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With this game, players have to guess what’s on everyone’s minds.
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Moriah Mason,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2024
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The smallmouth’s mouth is—your guessed it—smaller, with the corner of the jaw typically about even the eye, give or take.
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Shaye Baker,
Field & Stream,
28 Mar. 2024
- My guess is that he'll change his story when he realizes how much trouble he's in.
- I'm not sure how old he is, but I'm willing to hazard a guess.
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My guess is the Bears want Fields to be able to leave the game on a high note.
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Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Aug. 2023
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That’s my guess of what the next big thing is going to be.
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IEEE Spectrum,
21 Mar. 2023
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When the time fully elapsed, Ken asked Alex to share his guess.
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Adrianna Freedman,
Good Housekeeping,
12 July 2023
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If your guess is Hawaii, the Maldives, or Bali, think again.
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Isabelle Kliger,
Vogue,
6 Sep. 2023
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As for what’s in store for the Calabasas crew is anyone’s guess.
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John Lonsdale,
Rolling Stone,
27 July 2023
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The guess here is Clowney will play a lot of snaps and vie with the still-improving Madubuike for the team sack lead.
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Baltimore Sun Staff,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Sep. 2023
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Here are the rules: 1 point for getting the Wordle in 3 guesses.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes,
11 Dec. 2023
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As for why this has happened, your guess is as good as ours.
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Longreads,
20 July 2023
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If there had been, that might (at a guess) be the most promising route to take in an appeal.
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Andrew Stuttaford,
National Review,
5 Feb. 2024
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Just what the record will sound like — and who else might appear on it — is anyone’s guess.
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Andrew Holter,
Rolling Stone,
15 July 2023
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Read on to meet the 16 houseguests who will take on the challenge — and make a guess as to who might be the first Head of Household.
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Dana Rose Falcone,
Peoplemag,
31 July 2023
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The first half of this question is an easier guess than the second.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Mar. 2023
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But how long this will take to happen is anyone’s guess.
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Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune Crypto,
13 Apr. 2023
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When it will be covered in ice this year is anyone's guess.
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Paul A. Smith,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2024
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Whether that will be for better or worse is anyone’s guess.
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Mario Aguilar,
STAT,
11 May 2023
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My guess is up until now, most of you would say that red is the only color.
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Steve Bender,
Southern Living,
22 Aug. 2023
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Still, small clues are given along the way to help make final guesses on who is the voice behind the mask.
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Francesca Gariano,
Peoplemag,
7 Mar. 2024
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But the most complex model nailed it in one guess: Finding Nemo.
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Stephen Ornes,
Quanta Magazine,
16 Mar. 2023
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Why Spike decided to poke his head through the vent is anybody’s guess.
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Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
7 Dec. 2023
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How Lars Ulrich still drums like that at 59 is anybody’s guess.
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Ed Masley,
The Arizona Republic,
10 Sep. 2023
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The guess here for the winning fit is: Ducks by a slight edge, because their netminding, with John Gibson, is the best of the bunch.
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Kevin Paul Dupont,
BostonGlobe.com,
15 Apr. 2023
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But honestly, what the court does now is anyone’s guess.
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Jo-Ann Mort,
The New Republic,
26 July 2023
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Here are some of the iPhone 15 rumors and guesses from the tech community that didn't come true.
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Will Greenwald,
PCMAG,
13 Sep. 2023
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My guess is his service will be a temporary bridge to the next fleet admiral on the bridge.
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Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Feb. 2024
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My guess is, Burrow looks OK, but this is more of a get-back-into-a-rhythm game for him than anything.
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Ashley Bastock,
cleveland,
9 Sep. 2023
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But each year, experts still put out their best guesses for what the year ahead may hold for investors.
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Becca Stanek,
theweek,
12 Jan. 2024
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My guess was that the latter had happened, likely a week or two prior.
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Bjorn Dihle,
Outdoor Life,
21 Sep. 2023
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Right now, the best guess, according to various forecasts, is that the Fed will start cutting short term interest rates in June.
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Susan Tompor,
Detroit Free Press,
20 Mar. 2024
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