How to Use surmise in a Sentence

surmise

verb

• We can only surmise what happened.
• He must have surmised that I was not interested.
• The scientists surmise that the size of the etchings mattered.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 June 2022
• Cole’s team surmised that the athletic theme was behind the shift.
  — Naomi Nix, Washington Post, 9 July 2023
• It might be surmised that the mayor and the city have plenty of more important things to be working on.
  — Vahe Gregorian, kansascity, 13 June 2018
• Reporters there surmised that the bear had been around people before.
  — Natalie Dreier, ajc, 3 July 2018
• But easy to surmise that any obstruction case was just made that much harder.
  — Michael Smerconish, Philly.com, 20 June 2018
• Some surmised that the killers had come from Sidi Chamarouche.
  — Rachel Monroe, Outside Online, 29 July 2019
• That much can be surmised from people tweeting with shock from the baking aisles of their grocery stores.
  — Chase Purdy, Quartz, 25 Mar. 2020
• Hoggard surmises that the bottles were meant to act as decoys.
  — Geoff Manaugh, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2019
• Keltner surmises that an engineer might have made a copy of the session and passed it around.
  — David Gambacorta, Longreads, 25 June 2019
• The audience is left to surmise Calum’s fate for themselves.
  — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2023
• Trainers surmise that scar tissue became impinged in his joint and broke apart.
  — Andrew Baggarly, The Mercury News, 16 June 2017
• The only logical next step is to surmise that this product serves someone else.
  — Fouad Khan, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2021
• Police surmised that the drone was not flying at window level and that no pictures had been taken.
  — Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• Researchers surmise that the dinosaur was a choosy eater and that forest fires might have played an important role in its lifestyle.
  — Kate Baggaley, Popular Science, 3 June 2020
• The cynical among us may even surmise that states are doing this to get folks off their medical roles and save money.
  — Angela Helm, The Root, 13 Jan. 2018
• Owen surmised that Labyrinthodon could have made the tracks of Chirotherium.
  — Hans-Dieter Sues, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2019
• When that injury became infected, the disease spread to the roots and bones, the paper surmises.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 22 June 2023
• The former is completely up to the bettor, while the answer to the latter can be surmised by looking at past history.
  — Cameron Dasilva, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 28 Jan. 2020
• Reddit users surmise that maybe Cheryl was held back a few grades, or Jason skipped some.
  — Carolyn Twersky, Seventeen, 3 May 2019
• The fitting itself may also be to blame, Caister surmised.
  — Sara Cardine, La Cañada Valley Sun, 30 May 2017
• Officers surmised the father and his two sons slept on the floor surrounded by loose clothing and bedding.
  — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 8 June 2018
• The authors surmise that the user could have sat directly on the pot, or the pot could have been placed under a wickerwork or timber chair.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2022
• That special substrate, the researchers surmise, helped revive the pig organs.
  — Wired, 5 Aug. 2022
• This was the first time the pop singer performed the song, which many have surmised to be about her ex-husband, Liam Hemsworth.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Aug. 2019
• The simple act of tweeting red heart emoji led fans to surmise that her re-release of Red would be her next album.
  — Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2022
• James, some have surmised, wants to play for coach Gregg Popovich before his legendary run is up.
  — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2018
• Bouzaid surmised that the valet didn’t realize how powerful a Porsche can be.
  — Natalie Dreier, ajc, 31 May 2018
• Seeing Chauvin sent to prison could be a starter, some residents surmise.
  — Joseph Simonson, Washington Examiner, 6 Mar. 2021

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024