How to Use speculate in a Sentence

speculate

verb

• He speculated as to whether she would come.
• We don't know what happened—we can only speculate.
• She could only speculate about her friend's motives.
• It has been speculated to be his last, even by Allen, who is 88.
  — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
• The rest of the video speculated about what kind of train car the new ride might use, and how a lighter one, made of a lighter metal, might make the ride even better.
  — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 28 July 2023
• Lindy’s speculated that the Tide might run the ball more this season, even with Jahmyr Gibbs gone.
  — Matt Stahl | [e-mail], al, 11 July 2023
• To speculate on that would be science fiction—fun, but not very meaty.
  — Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 27 Mar. 2023
• Johnson speculated that the impact of the bus hitting the building had caused the injuries.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2023
• Late last season, Wilson was benched amid a tough year with the team that many speculated would be his last.
  — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
• Now looks like the right time to speculate with options, too, which are affordably priced.
  — Schaeffer's Investment Research, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
• That spark of hope has led some economists to speculate on not if, but when those rate cuts may begin.
  — Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2024
• The team speculates that the trilobite may have been molting, which could explain the feeding frenzy.
  — Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
• And since the controllers can be removed, Windows Report speculates that the screen is a touchscreen.
  — Jay Peters, The Verge, 17 Aug. 2023
• The mother of the Mayfield Heights boy speculated that her son must have snuck out a basement window.
  — cleveland, 4 Sep. 2023
• And yet, many speculate that Putin will do exactly that.
  — Anna Nemtsova, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2024
• All the while, marine experts had been speculating about the whale’s origin.
  — Ferris Jabr, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
• Based on recent speed figures, some have speculated Tapit Trice may be ready to pass Forte as the top 3-year-old in Pletcher’s barn.
  — Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 4 May 2023
• Some have speculated that Season Four’s killer will come for Charles next.
  — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2024
• Futures contracts let traders speculate on price movements in markets such as for oil, wheat or the S&P 500.
  — Vicky Ge Huang, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2023
• The exchange was later leaked to Page Six, which speculated Bezos might be the father of Swisher’s child.
  — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2024
• While Lamar’s diss was the most blatant, fans have speculated that both Future and Metro had also taken some shots at Drake on the album.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2024
• Rumors are speculating that Matthew McConaughey will star in the new project.
  — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 9 May 2023
• Those in the audience could speculate among themselves.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2024
• Purple is the color that represents Speak Now, which fans have long speculated would be the next re-recording.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 15 May 2023
• After 16 years in Dodger blue, some privately speculated Kershaw was ready for a change of scenery.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2024
• In her life, Taylor Swift has done things waaay greater than dating the boy on the football team, but that won't stop people from speculating about those Travis Kelce rumors.
  — Glamour, 16 Sep. 2023
• Barnes wouldn’t speculate on how OSU might tackle a smaller budget.
  — Ndaschel, oregonlive, 5 Aug. 2023
• Fans have speculated that the rapper intends to drop the LP around his birthday, Sept. 27, although Wayne has not yet confirmed anything.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2023
• The Epik High member’s appearance is leading fans to speculate that a collaboration with him is in the works.
  — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023
• Pension funds and insurance funds, for instance, might be able to speculate on Bitcoin price for the first time, which would push up demand for Bitcoin.
  — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024