Wondering how to use Surmise in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as guess or venture.
Surmise meaning
- Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess.
- Reflection; thought; posit.
Synonyms of Surmise
Using Surmise
- The main meaning on this page is: Thought, imagination, or conjecture, which may be based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess. | Reflection; thought; posit.
- Useful related words include: guess, venture, suspect, derive.
- In the example corpus, surmise often appears in combinations such as: surmise that, to surmise, can surmise.
Context around Surmise
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Surmise
- In this selection, "surmise" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, confidently, commentators, progress and proves stand out and add context to how "surmise" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include but commentators surmise that the and can only surmise that it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "surmise" sits close to words such as aerobics, ahn and ailes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with surmise
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Unfortunately, these details are left for the reader to surmise. (10 words)
This downturn, I surmise, is largely due to fears of an impending economic recession. (14 words)
But even if this surmise proves right, the relief in the valley will be short lived. (16 words)
While it’s easy to imagine a world in which could have concluded like a familiar fairy tale, too, the place where it ends up is far slippier, richer, and harder to forget than the words “happily ever after” could possibly hope to surmise. (44 words)
One could confidently surmise that after 61 lost court cases, dozens of recounts, “full forensic audits” and comprehensive reviews of election results across blue and red states, such findings in support of a “free and fair” election would be celebrated. (40 words)
Instead, they surmise that the most likely election scenario will involve the military-monarchy complex once again finding a way to further dilute the will of the people—and wrest power from those parties the majority of Thais support. (39 words)
If a Gotabaya victory can end the boycotting of Muslim shops, isn’t it logical to surmise that Camp Gotabaya had a hand in igniting the boycott in the first place? (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Instead, they surmise that the most likely election scenario will involve the military-monarchy complex once again finding a way to further dilute the will of the people—and wrest power from those parties the majority of Thais support.
It’s not a stretch to surmise they did not have a major recidivism problem with murderers because they were hanged, and lesser felons received long and hard punishments.
That would be a silly thing to surmise if you were at all familiar with the timeframe of the studies relative to the timeframe of marijuana legalization.
This downturn, I surmise, is largely due to fears of an impending economic recession.
We can surmise what this means generally — a company stands for more than just revenues and the bottom line.
One could confidently surmise that after 61 lost court cases, dozens of recounts, “full forensic audits” and comprehensive reviews of election results across blue and red states, such findings in support of a “free and fair” election would be celebrated.
The silence about the reality of the procedures some undergo, I surmise, was prevalent because of the power of sex in that space and the desire to confidently step into the group experimenting with their sexual citizenship.
While it’s easy to imagine a world in which could have concluded like a familiar fairy tale, too, the place where it ends up is far slippier, richer, and harder to forget than the words “happily ever after” could possibly hope to surmise.
With that poem in mind, we can surmise that this album will concern love (as most of her albums do) and feature deeply candid writing that doesn’t pull any punches (as most of her albums do).
I can look at these otherwise innocent movies, gathered together, and surmise progress fatigue: We already did that.
I still don't know the reason for it, but can only surmise that it was because I had been pretty open about the offer to join Kerry Packer's World Series Cricket.
We’re left to surmise that whatever “much better” plan Lalo has in mind, it is likely to involve Jimmy.
Among the benefits of a just government we surmise from the Commandments are the protection of life, property, and responsible freedom.
As one might surmise, the 'gap' refers to the difference between what the world is doing to tackle climate change and what it needs to do to limit temperature increase to 1.5C.
But even if this surmise proves right, the relief in the valley will be short lived.
If a Gotabaya victory can end the boycotting of Muslim shops, isn’t it logical to surmise that Camp Gotabaya had a hand in igniting the boycott in the first place?
I surmise we’ll see, in the event that we ‘choose to put it on the Switch, on the off chance that we can do it.
It’s also likely safe to surmise that Roethlisberger may be losing his footrace with Father Time.
Unfortunately, these details are left for the reader to surmise.
Why the Justice won’t give immigration judges contempt authority is anyone’s guess, but commentators surmise that the department is protecting its trial lawyers from being sanctioned for their malfeasance in immigration court.
Common combinations with surmise
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- surmise that 23×
- to surmise 10×
- can surmise 8×
- we surmise 2×
- this surmise 2×
- could surmise 2×