guesstimate
Example Sentences
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The professional piano tuner has been locked in dispute with the supplier for five years, accusing the company of billing his Wolverhampton home based on "guesstimates" rather than actual metre readings.
From BBC
By my guesstimate, that was legal up until Malcolm was 22?
From Los Angeles Times
He said he "never felt that these statements would be taken very seriously," and that some of the values listed were based on "guesstimates," according to The AP.
From Salon
Some of the values listed were based on “guesstimates,” he conceded.
From Washington Times
She’s now dealing with the books in her home, which she guesstimates to be around 800 — dispensing with three boxes a month.
From Washington Post
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