GUESS in a Sentence

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For GUESS, below is one of 289 sentences:
Well, it's made of brick and it's got about the only slate roof in Atlanta and that kept the sparks from setting it afire, I guess.

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 Meanings and Examples of GUESS
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
guess
 v.  form an opinion about something without definite knowledge
 n.  an estimate
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  "I guess I won't come up yet awhile," he said, turning as if to go back to the kitchen.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In II
2  At other times her silence seemed deliberately assumed to conceal far-reaching intentions, mysterious conclusions drawn from suspicions and resentments impossible to guess.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IV
3  I guess I'm just nervous, then.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In V
4  "I guess that was a misunderstanding," he stammered.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
5  "Oh, I guess we'll make out," she said mildly.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
6  I guess I'll lay down on the bed a little while, she answered mildly; and he turned and walked out of the room.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
7  "Chasin mice, I guess," Ethan rejoined.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VII
8  "I guess things'll straighten out," he added.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In VIII
9  "I guess this'll be their last coast for a day or two," Ethan said, looking up at the mild sky.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
10  I guess this sled must be Ned Hale's.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In IX
11  I guess this means we don't go to Europe.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
12  I guess it's because they're stronger and braver than women.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
13  I guess all happy people are selfish.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
14  I guess I'm your auntie and I know what's what.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
15  Well, it's made of brick and it's got about the only slate roof in Atlanta and that kept the sparks from setting it afire, I guess.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
Example Sentence: (79 in 6 pages)
16  I guess he must be worth a small fortune.
17  We can only guess at her reasons for leaving.
18  I'd guess she's in her twenties.
19  If your happiness depends on what somebody else does, I guess you do have a problem.
20  No great discovery was ever made without a bold guess.
21  I didn't know the answer, so I had to guess.
22  Estimating the right cooking time will always be an educated guess.
23  Ask the children to guess what's in each container by dipping their hands in.
24  I'm not sure, but I could make a good guess.
25  I really don't want to go but I guess I'll just have to grin and bear it.
26  See if you can guess which one is me in my old school photo.
27  You'll never guess who I met in town.
28  If I might hazard a guess, I'd say she was about thirty.
29  Let us guess at the height of the building.
30  I wouldn't like to hazard a guess.