guessing game
noun
: a game in which the player has to correctly guess the answer
—often used figuratively
Making a diagnosis in such cases can be a real guessing game.
Reporters continue to play a guessing game as they wait to hear her final decision.
Examples of guessing game in a Sentence
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That guessing game isn’t great when too much melatonin can lead to fatigue, dizziness, and confusion, among other wack side effects.
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Ali Finney, SELF, 19 Apr. 2024
Over the past few months, with inflation fading, Wall Street has begun a new guessing game.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2024
The guessing game continued until Clark verified Clarkson’s number with mutual artist friend Reba McEntire.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2024
Confusion is one word for the preceding 24 hours, in which the internet guessing game ranged from measured analysis to outright conspiratorial conjecture.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
But the guessing game has already begun in Milwaukee's Catholic circles.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
When to tap is an annual guessing game for sugar makers.
—Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Hamaguchi and Kitase worked to create a sort of guessing game with Rebirth, designed to keep players on their toes.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 29 Feb. 2024
The guessing game as to which fighter platform is represented in the photo is an entertaining one (my guess is an F-15E Strike Eagle) but the spokesman added that Iris has flown on general aviation and other platforms as well.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
Ali Finney, SELF, 19 Apr. 2024
Over the past few months, with inflation fading, Wall Street has begun a new guessing game.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2024
The guessing game continued until Clark verified Clarkson’s number with mutual artist friend Reba McEntire.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2024
Confusion is one word for the preceding 24 hours, in which the internet guessing game ranged from measured analysis to outright conspiratorial conjecture.
—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
But the guessing game has already begun in Milwaukee's Catholic circles.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2024
When to tap is an annual guessing game for sugar makers.
—Ashley Stimpson, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
Hamaguchi and Kitase worked to create a sort of guessing game with Rebirth, designed to keep players on their toes.
—Ash Parrish, The Verge, 29 Feb. 2024
The guessing game as to which fighter platform is represented in the photo is an entertaining one (my guess is an F-15E Strike Eagle) but the spokesman added that Iris has flown on general aviation and other platforms as well.
—Eric Tegler, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Guessing game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guessing%20game. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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