Examples of theorize in a Sentence
Many scientists have theorized about the possibility of life on other planets.
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But nearly 30 years earlier, astronomer Percival Lowell first theorized the existence of the planet, partially based on irregularities in the orbit of Uranus.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
However, no ransom was ever paid, and no proof of life was ever produced, which has left Clemente to theorize that perhaps Nancy was kidnapped to torment her family.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
Wen, who is a hedge fund and cryptocurrency investor, doesn’t know who is potentially behind his father’s disappearance, but theorized to the LA Times that contractors who previously worked on his father’s home may have kidnapped him.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Now, one team of researchers theorizes that such cosmic titans could have come about before their time, thanks to changes made to galaxies by energy released by the decay of dark matter.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
However, no ransom was ever paid, and no proof of life was ever produced, which has left Clemente to theorize that perhaps Nancy was kidnapped to torment her family.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 30 Apr. 2026
Wen, who is a hedge fund and cryptocurrency investor, doesn’t know who is potentially behind his father’s disappearance, but theorized to the LA Times that contractors who previously worked on his father’s home may have kidnapped him.
—Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
Now, one team of researchers theorizes that such cosmic titans could have come about before their time, thanks to changes made to galaxies by energy released by the decay of dark matter.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Theorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theorize. Accessed 3 May. 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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