Example Sentences

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While COVID-19 was airborne and far more contagious, he guesses hantavirus is 50 times more deadly.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Although it shouldn't take too many guesses to figure out who, on the opposite flank to Facu, Brazilian left-back Roberto Larcos was meant to represent.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

How we understand that convergence of interests, in a remote and landlocked Eastern European country that most Americans couldn’t find on the map with multiple guesses, is quite another matter.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

He is also thinking about raising his airport fare to $100, which he guesses his wealthier actor clients can handle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

I don’t know what he’s thinking, but I could make a couple of guesses: He thinks I’m growing up fast.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender