How to Use guesswork in a Sentence

guesswork

noun
  • Calculating the drug's long-term effects is pure guesswork.
  • Some higher-end versions also come with timers, helping to take some of the guesswork out.
    Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Others are marked with labels that can be written on to indicate when the milk was pumped and frozen to eliminate guesswork.
    Sian Babish, chicagotribune.com, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Meanwhile, while test results lag, winemakers were doing their best attempt at guesswork.
    Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Jeff says that anything more granular than continent-level estimates involves some big-time guesswork.
    Caitlin Harrington, Wired, 2 Oct. 2020
  • But where the brand really delivers is with their camping and backpacking sets, which are designed for groups of one, two, and four, taking out any guesswork for new campers.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The company is now positioning itself as an online travel agency that aims to take at least some of the guesswork out of pandemic travel.
    Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2020
  • Voter turnout in a general election with unprecedented levels of mail-in voting is also impossible to project with more than guesswork.
    Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 3 Sep. 2020
  • There are a ton of other terrains and planets in the trailer, but without further information their identities are guesswork from devoted fans.
    Leah Marilla Thomas, refinery29.com, 21 Sep. 2020
  • But until Tuesday’s Battery Day revelations, this is all guesswork.
    Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 21 Sep. 2020
  • All of this — the extreme guesswork about what the Cowboys and NFC might look like during the 2020 season — is the fun part.
    Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2020
  • Without specific numbers or concrete details, assessing the announcements takes a little guesswork.
    Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2020
  • All in all, the ballot submitted after Week 1 is typically nine parts guesswork and one part substance (i.e., based on material results).
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
  • For a limited time, Legoland Florida is reducing the guesswork by upgrading vacations to be all-inclusive for free.
    Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Aug. 2020
  • For the rest of us, Q.ai is here to take the guesswork out of investing.
    Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2022
  • The good news is that Q.ai takes the guesswork out of investing.
    Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • This smart hack will take the guesswork out of making your bed.
    Nathalie Kirby, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Go ahead, take the guesswork out of what to write and let this robust list be your guide.
    Country Living, 31 Mar. 2023
  • The 500+ Club helps take the guesswork out of shopping on Amazon.
    Kelsey Mulvey, Good Housekeeping, 22 Aug. 2023
  • For a long time not even the best teams could do much better than guesswork.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 27 June 2021
  • These take the guesswork out of cooking the perfect steak, roast, sausage, or fowl.
    Brad Fenson, Field & Stream, 8 June 2023
  • So, take the guesswork out of finding the perfect present and let these gift ideas be your guide.
    Karla Pope, Woman's Day, 22 Mar. 2023
  • These take a lot of the guesswork out of deciding when to water.
    Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Take the guesswork out of making curtains with our step-by-step guide.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2022
  • Looking to take the guesswork out of where to grab some of your favorite summer treats?
    Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2024
  • Like any high-end appliance worth its salt, the All-Clad takes the guesswork out of the task it was assigned to do.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appétit, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Luckily, the best razors for women take the guesswork out of the process.
    Isadora Baum, Allure, 5 May 2022
  • Exactly what that price bakes in takes a lot of guesswork.
    Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The easiest way to look like a layered shirt pro is to grab a set that removes all of the guesswork.
    Alexis Bennett, Vogue, 27 Jan. 2023
  • For a long time, predicting the success of a ballplayer was largely a matter of intuition and guesswork.
    Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024

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