How to Use surmise in a Sentence

surmise

verb
Definition of surmisenext
Synonyms for surmisenext
  • We can only surmise what happened.
  • He must have surmised that I was not interested.
  • Some surmised that the killers had come from Sidi Chamarouche.
    — Rachel Monroe, Outside Online, 29 July 2019
  • The scientists surmise that the size of the etchings mattered.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2022
  • Owen surmised that Labyrinthodon could have made the tracks of Chirotherium.
    — Hans-Dieter Sues, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2019
  • This was the first time the pop singer performed the song, which many have surmised to be about her ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Aug. 2019
  • Cole’s team surmised that the athletic theme was behind the shift.
    — Naomi Nix, Washington Post, 9 July 2023
  • The audience is left to surmise Calum’s fate for themselves.
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2023
  • James, some have surmised, wants to play for coach Gregg Popovich before his legendary run is up.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2018
  • It might be surmised that the mayor and the city have plenty of more important things to be working on.
    — Vahe Gregorian, kansascity, 13 June 2018
  • Reddit users surmise that maybe Cheryl was held back a few grades, or Jason skipped some.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 3 May 2019
  • Fans surmised that the track is about Swift’s split from Joe Alwyn, her partner of six years; their breakup made headlines in April.
    — Anna Chan, Billboard, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Reporters there surmised that the bear had been around people before.
    — Natalie Dreier, ajc, 3 July 2018
  • At best, Kudlow seems to be surmising that the deficit may decline as a percentage of GDP (the first chart above) due to growth.
    — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, 29 June 2018
  • But it is widely surmised that the Kikuyu old guard would stop at nothing to keep Mr Odinga out of power.
    — The Economist, 20 July 2017
  • That much can be surmised from people tweeting with shock from the baking aisles of their grocery stores.
    — Chase Purdy, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2020
  • But easy to surmise that any obstruction case was just made that much harder.
    — Michael Smerconish, Philly.com, 20 June 2018
  • Keltner surmises that an engineer might have made a copy of the session and passed it around.
    — David Gambacorta, Longreads, 25 June 2019
  • Bouzaid surmised that the valet didn’t realize how powerful a Porsche can be.
    — Natalie Dreier, ajc, 31 May 2018
  • Hoggard surmises that the bottles were meant to act as decoys.
    — Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2019
  • So a new theory emerged: experts surmised that fish small enough to eat copepods, like those caught in Tarangara’s pond, were to blame.
    — New York Times, 18 June 2018
  • The potential remains special, but Stephenson is still not quite there yet, the Reds have surmised.
    — Gentry Estes, The Courier-Journal, 16 May 2018
  • The simple act of tweeting red heart emoji led fans to surmise that her re-release of Red would be her next album.
    — Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2022
  • The internet had already surmised as much this summer, when they were spotted in Cannes, then Paris, and then Tokyo.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2018
  • When that injury became infected, the disease spread to the roots and bones, the paper surmises.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 22 June 2023
  • The world is waiting to see a big rock on Kylie's finger, but David surmises that Travis may not be ready for that commitment just yet.
    — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 22 May 2019
  • Though some would surmise the road back from a second Tommy John signals trouble, Clevinger said it’s the other way around in his case.
    — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2021
  • The fitting itself may also be to blame, Caister surmised.
    — Sara Cardine, La Cañada Valley Sun, 30 May 2017
  • Researchers surmise that the dinosaur was a choosy eater and that forest fires might have played an important role in its lifestyle.
    — Kate Baggaley, Popular Science, 3 June 2020
  • Trainers surmise that scar tissue became impinged in his joint and broke apart.
    — Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, 16 June 2017

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