Examples of theorize in a Sentence
Many scientists have theorized about the possibility of life on other planets.
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But fans began to theorize that FIFA had blocked them off for corporate partners, VIPs, hospitality or last-minute sales.
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Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Scientists theorize that this is linked to the process that brings quarks together to form larger particles.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The earliest Greek philosophers focused their attention upon the origin and nature of the physical world; later philosophers have theorized about the nature of knowledge, truth, good and evil, love, friendship, and much more.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The Kreutz group is named for Heinrich Kreutz, a German astronomer who determined that several notable nineteenth-century comets traveled in similar orbits and were fragments of a large comet that broke apart (perhaps around the time of the last ice age, it has since been theorized).
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
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Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Scientists theorize that this is linked to the process that brings quarks together to form larger particles.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026
The earliest Greek philosophers focused their attention upon the origin and nature of the physical world; later philosophers have theorized about the nature of knowledge, truth, good and evil, love, friendship, and much more.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
The Kreutz group is named for Heinrich Kreutz, a German astronomer who determined that several notable nineteenth-century comets traveled in similar orbits and were fragments of a large comet that broke apart (perhaps around the time of the last ice age, it has since been theorized).
—Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Theorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theorize. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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theorize
verb
the·o·rize
ˈthē-ə-ˌrīz 
theorized; theorizing
: to form a theory : speculate
theorizer
noun
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