How to Use guess in a Sentence

guess

1 of 2 verb

• 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.
• And guess who found the largest egg with $100 inside of it?
  — Beanie Feldstein, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
• Most of us have shades of both, and, guess what, by proxy, want to see both of these movies.
  — Evan Romano, Men's Health, 24 July 2023
• Even if the court does award legal fees, guess who gets to pay that?
  — Kyle Whitmire | [e-mail], al, 20 June 2023
• With lots of twists and turns, this one will keep you guessing.
  — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2024
• At the end of the study, the sleepers were asked to guess which shirt had been worn by their partner.
  — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 4 Aug. 2023
• The Vikings were the best team, and guess who ranked 31st, only trailing the Commanders?
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2023
• And then, after like a few months of dating, boom, guess what?
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
• Don’t guess your size—take the extra time to print out a piece of paper and get the correct size the first time.
  — WIRED, 14 June 2023
• Many took photos of the ominous scene and guessed the smoke's nature.
  — Kennedy Sessions, Chron, 5 May 2023
• Batmanglij asks me to guess how many people watched the show.
  — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
• Mavis pulls an entire look to save the shoot, getting on the ground to throw layers of fabric in the air, and guess what?
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 28 July 2023
• But there’s good news: Miller doesn’t need AI to guess what went down in Connecticut.
  — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
• The couple, likely both in their mid-30s, Reynolds guessed, have since knocked it down and are in the process of rebuilding.
  — Alena Botros, Fortune, 4 May 2023
• But guessing clothing sizes is a roulette game, said Leighton.
  — Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2023
• And guess which 20-year-old pop princess’ music is featured?
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Nov. 2023
• Now, guess how many times these quarterbacks have gone head-to-head? Once.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
• Those who guess right will be put into a drawing for the jersey and must be present at the party to win.
  — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2024
• As the name implies, each player has up to 10 chances—or questions— to try to guess the object on the game card.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 29 Oct. 2023
• Many children just scribbled, leaving the adults to guess what deep wish those lines and curves might mean.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 17 May 2023
• With this game, players have to guess what’s on everyone’s minds.
  — Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2024
• The smallmouth’s mouth is—your guessed it—smaller, with the corner of the jaw typically about even the eye, give or take.
  — Shaye Baker, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024

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guess

2 of 2 noun

• 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.
• My guess is the Bears want Fields to be able to leave the game on a high note.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 10 Aug. 2023
• That’s my guess of what the next big thing is going to be.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2023
• When the time fully elapsed, Ken asked Alex to share his guess.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 12 July 2023
• If your guess is Hawaii, the Maldives, or Bali, think again.
  — Isabelle Kliger, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023
• As for what’s in store for the Calabasas crew is anyone’s guess.
  — John Lonsdale, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2023
• The guess here is Clowney will play a lot of snaps and vie with the still-improving Madubuike for the team sack lead.
  — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023
• Here are the rules: 1 point for getting the Wordle in 3 guesses.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• As for why this has happened, your guess is as good as ours.
  — Longreads, 20 July 2023
• If there had been, that might (at a guess) be the most promising route to take in an appeal.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 5 Feb. 2024
• Just what the record will sound like — and who else might appear on it — is anyone’s guess.
  — Andrew Holter, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2023
• 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.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 31 July 2023
• The first half of this question is an easier guess than the second.
  — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2023
• But how long this will take to happen is anyone’s guess.
  — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune Crypto, 13 Apr. 2023
• When it will be covered in ice this year is anyone's guess.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
• Whether that will be for better or worse is anyone’s guess.
  — Mario Aguilar, STAT, 11 May 2023
• My guess is up until now, most of you would say that red is the only color.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2023
• Still, small clues are given along the way to help make final guesses on who is the voice behind the mask.
  — Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
• But the most complex model nailed it in one guess: Finding Nemo.
  — Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 16 Mar. 2023
• Why Spike decided to poke his head through the vent is anybody’s guess.
  — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
• How Lars Ulrich still drums like that at 59 is anybody’s guess.
  — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 10 Sep. 2023
• 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.
  — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
• But honestly, what the court does now is anyone’s guess.
  — Jo-Ann Mort, The New Republic, 26 July 2023
• Here are some of the iPhone 15 rumors and guesses from the tech community that didn't come true.
  — Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 13 Sep. 2023
• My guess is his service will be a temporary bridge to the next fleet admiral on the bridge.
  — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2024
• My guess is, Burrow looks OK, but this is more of a get-back-into-a-rhythm game for him than anything.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
• But each year, experts still put out their best guesses for what the year ahead may hold for investors.
  — Becca Stanek, theweek, 12 Jan. 2024
• My guess was that the latter had happened, likely a week or two prior.
  — Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
• Right now, the best guess, according to various forecasts, is that the Fed will start cutting short term interest rates in June.
  — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 20 Mar. 2024

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