SPECULATION in a Sentence

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Every Italian chat show, gossip column, and newspaper, is full of the speculation of where the Hollywood couple will marry.

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 Meanings and Examples of SPECULATION
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speculation
 n.  speculating; examination by eye; intellectual check; business venture in unusual risks, with a chance for large profits
Classic Sentence: (102 in 7 pages)
1  Mr. Gradgrind seemed to be quite confounded by this speculation.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VIII
2  Sir Thomas, after a moment's thought, recommended speculation.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
3  Very well," was her ladyship's contented answer; "then speculation, if you please, Mrs. Grant.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
4  All the agreeable of her speculation was over for that hour.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
5  The success of Mr. Sowerberry's ingenious speculation, exceeded even his most sanguine hopes.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
6  As the other two were impressed with a similar presentiment; and as their blood, like his, had all gone down again; some speculation ensued upon the cause of this sudden change in their temperament.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
7  Sir Charles, as is well known, made large sums of money in South African speculation.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2. The Curse of the Baskervilles
8  It is the scientific use of the imagination, but we have always some material basis on which to start our speculation.
The Hound of the Baskervilles By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4. Sir Henry Baskerville
9  I really had not the energy to follow it up save in a very incomplete fashion, but it gave me a basis for some pleasing speculation.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In X. The Adventure of The Greek Interpreter
10  He leaned back in his seat, lost in gloomy speculation.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In III. THE ADVENTURE OF THE DANCING MEN
11  There was some speculation at the dinner-table about the Time Traveller's absence, and I suggested time travelling, in a half-jocular spirit.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In II
12  This, I must remind you, was my speculation at the time.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In IV
13  He had sold his boats when blockading grew too hazardous, and he was now openly engaged in food speculation.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
14  Part I got from food speculation.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
15  He looked at her in an almost kindly way, speculation in his eyes.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXIII
Example Sentence: (28 in 2 pages)
1  Whether or not he will get the job is mere speculation.
2  No one knew exactly what he had done, but speculation ran rife.
3  Chief executive David Prosser said the takeover speculation was wrong and no one was sniffing around.
4  Despite weeks of media speculation, the president refused to tip his hand about his plans for re-election.
5  We are constantly fed gossip and speculation by the media.
6  The statement excited new speculation that a senior minister may be about to resign.
7  He was chiseled out of five thousand pounds in business speculation.
8  Mr. Straw's appointment as Foreign Secretary has triggered speculation in London about the Prime Minister's motives for the change.
9  Every Italian chat show, gossip column, and newspaper, is full of the speculation of where the Hollywood couple will marry.
10  There's speculation that increased hurricane activity is related to global warming: two scientific papers this year have linked their intensity to climate change.
11  The comments made by President helped to fuel speculation that some kind of military rebellion was being planned.
12  On the contrary I think your speculation is a classic example of bending the evidence to support a religious belief.
13  Colorado and Washington becoming the first states to legalize the recreational use of marijuana prompted speculation about Amsterdam-style "drug tourism".
14  As anticipation builds for the birth of Chelsea Clinton's first child with her husband Marc Mezvinsky, people are abuzz with speculation (and unsolicited advice) about the name.
15  During the day or so between his announcement and pulling the game, there was lots of speculation about why Nguyen made this decision to jettison a popular and highly profitable product.