guessed at
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She writes, “I wondered why he’d chosen him, rather than Leila, as his focus,” and guessed at how Jim might work with women based on this first film: “I assumed wrong.”
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
For starters, “the collection of males around the female is not something we would have guessed at all,” says Cartwright, and their presence remains a mystery.
From National Geographic • Nov. 17, 2023
When the school gave tests, he guessed at the answers.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2023
When they called back, they guessed at a different form of your husband's name that might be more acceptable than the one previously used.
From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022
Abigail seconded the assessment, calling Hamilton “a second Buonaparty” whose imperialistic designs could only be guessed at.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
