guesswork

Example Sentences

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"After 160 years of getting it wrong, this paper corrects this very important feature based not on guesswork, but on empirical evidence."

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

Intelligence analysts don’t have to rely so much on guesswork.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

"This is where a bit of guesswork comes in," explains Bigwood.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Fundamentally, most of the numbers in companies’ financial statements are built on estimates, guesswork and assumptions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

It’s an aspect of the art of writing which depends on intuition, experience, and guesswork, but there is also an overarching guideline.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker