Sentence examples for wild guesses from inspiring English sources

"wild guesses" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
It is often used to describe guesses or assumptions that are not based on any evidence or logical reasoning. Example: The detective was frustrated with the witness's wild guesses about the robbery, as they were not helpful in solving the case.

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Wild guesses have been flung.

His symbols of sex suggest prepubescent, wild guesses at what adults get so steamed up about.

Any perceived security threat, Xinhua said, was "based on wild guesses".

In such circumstances scientific "estimates" do not deserve to be called any more than the wildest of wild guesses.

We've learned to discount wild guesses of pollsters; we'll find that out next week in New York, Ohio and California.

The students offer wild guesses -- houses, gasoline, income taxes, pizza -- that are all correct, according to Mr. Stein.

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Take a wild guess.

Just a wild guess — baseball hats?

"Take a wild guess," he says.

It was just a wild guess.

OK, that was a wild guess.

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