HYPOTHESIZE in a Sentence

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They hypothesize that small size may have facilitated the rapid diversification among domestic dog breeds.

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 Meanings and Examples of HYPOTHESIZE
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
hypothesize
 v.  speculate; suppose; believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
Classic Sentence:
1  Still, we can hypothesize, even if we cannot prove and establish.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 85. The Fountain.
2  But we are bound to exhaust all other hypotheses before falling back upon this one.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3. The Problem
Example Sentence:
1  They hypothesize that small size may have facilitated the rapid diversification among domestic dog breeds.
2  Several hypotheses for global warming have been suggested.
3  There are, again, problems for the researcher hoping to test out such hypotheses.