wild guess
Example Sentences
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“As far as predicting future rupture events,” he wrote, “I think the estimate would be close to a wild guess as many of the factors cannot be determined.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
McNamara: As someone who has not played the game but has watched a lot of television, I am going to make the wild guess that Ellie is not dead.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2025
Do you take a wild guess or ask a person at the gas station and hope the fuel you pick doesn’t damage the engine?
From Textbooks ● Jun. 15, 2022
The nature of the clue made it confounding: The country ended in an “h” so you couldn’t even venture a wild guess.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2022
Just a wild guess here, but it’s probably Dee Dee’s.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
