conjecture
Example Sentences
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Critically, Cembalest’s argument in support of this conclusion doesn’t rest on theory or conjecture.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
His defence team countered that Duterte had murdered no one and that the prosecution's argument was based on "hearsay" and "conjecture", falling far short of the bar needed to confirm the charges against him.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
In a paper in the International Journal of Nautical Archaeology, the writers conjecture that sites such as this may lie at the origin of local Breton legends of sunken cities.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
Nearly everything else ever written about the family is conjecture spun from the scraps of information that exist, such as Shakespeare’s will leaving nothing to his wife other than “his second-best bed.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
We listen to hear if anybody’s figured out who put them on the walls, and to our surprise most of what we hear is conjecture that it's the school itself that's behind it.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
Vocabulary lists containing conjecture
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
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Grade 12, List 2
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