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Example sentences for "surmised"

Lexicographically close words:
surintendant; surlily; surliness; surly; surmise; surmises; surmising; surmisings; surmount; surmounted
  1. She surmised that it was the housekeeper, on her last rounds for the night.

  2. He surmised that Frank had opened the splintered door, for in the dim sidelight of the hall he could see the flash of metal buttons on the dark blue uniform, and the outline of a patrolman’s cap.

  3. Una surmised that the writers of such novels might, perhaps, desire to show the bad side in the hope that life might be made more beautiful.

  4. Hundreds of times, in secret maiden speculations about love, the girl Una had surmised that it would be embarrassing to meet a man the morning after you had yielded to his caress.

  5. He vaguely surmised that his motions on these occasions lacked dignity.

  6. I at once surmised that the machine on my shelf was responsible for the existence of this oasis in a vast desert of deadly gas.

  7. In like fashion I believe that Roosevelt's significance as a champion of Liberty, little suspected by his contemporaries and hardly surmised even now, will require the lapse of another generation before it is universally understood.

  8. It knew that the Interests had crawled back and dictated the Payne-Aldrich Tariff, and it surmised that, although he prosecuted the Trusts diligently, they did not feel greatly terrified.

  9. It may readily be surmised that Mr. Wetherell did not particularly wish to make this excursion, the avowed object of which was to get Mr. Bass into trouble.

  10. I had to bring something--" Instinctively Hodder surmised that she was in doubt as to the acceptance of her flowers.

  11. I managed to discover, however, that my mother did not know, and surmised that the best reason why she had not been told had to do with Hannah's criminal acquiescence concerning the operations in the shed.

  12. I had surmised much as to the rank of life from which the captain had sprung, but my astonishment was great when I was told that John Paul was the son of a poor gardener.

  13. Cynthia liked the gentleman's looks, and rightly surmised that he was one of the big men of the nation.

  14. He dreaded the answer, though none might have surmised this.

  15. She was either in company with other girls, or else she had taken another route; this I surmised led past Sophy McAlery's house, and I enlisted Tom as a confederate.

  16. Do not let it be surmised that I attach any great value to such banter as she had been indulging in.

  17. It may be surmised that I took an exquisite delight in quenching this new-born thirst for knowledge.

  18. He was of a large, heavy build, and yet, as I surmised from the litheness of his walk, very close-knit.

  19. I could not but admire the effrontery of the man in carrying off the exposure of his falsity with so high a head, and I surmised that he had some new contrivance in his mind whereby he might subsequently set himself right with Ilga.

  20. They were afraid of being pursued, not only on their own account, but on that of Warwick, to whose locality theirs would give a clue, as it would instantly be surmised that they were going to join him.

  21. Judging from what is known of his character, it may be surmised that the misfortunes of his friends would be a sorrow borne very philosophically by him.

  22. He had surmised the results accurately, for when, two days later, he purposely reached the office late, Frye did not even bid him good morning.

  23. It may be surmised that consideration for that big brother was not the sole force that moved her, but the veil that shelters the heart of a sweet young girl must not be rudely drawn aside.

  24. That her brother also surmised the truth is quite likely, though he wisely kept these thoughts to himself for good and sufficient reasons.

  25. It may fairly be surmised that observation in some cases led to the domestic use of animals.

  26. It may be surmised that this feeling would engender a sense of antagonism to such superhuman Powers as came to be conceived of, on which would naturally follow a desire to get control of them.

  27. As the meaning of her name is uncertain and her original region unknown, it can be only surmised that her cult spread gradually in Greece through the growing unification of the Hellenic states.

  28. In view of such facts as are known it may be surmised that the Mazdean system originated with an Aryan agricultural tribe or body of tribes dwelling near the Caspian Sea, in contact with hostile nomads.

  29. It may be surmised that the appearance of strange teachings, such as that of Mani, and the spread of Christianity eastward, forced on the leaders the task of defining the orthodox faith.

  30. There could be no doubt now as to some one being frightened; and considering the loneliness of the mill-pond region, it was easy to guess Thad had hit the truth when he surmised that a child must be in danger of drowning.

  31. Madame Pangborn had instantly surmised that there was more connected with that odd little silver spoon than she had as yet grasped.

  32. She did not object to it on its own account, but surmised it might have its origin in some vague unmanly weakness--and weakness in a man she despised.

  33. In that case," surmised Marrineal, eyeing him with distaste, "I suppose you think that he would equally lose interest in protecting her from The Searchlight.

  34. With his quickened faculties, Banneker surmised one of those inside secrets of journalism so often sacredly kept, though a hundred men know them, of which the public reads only the obvious facts, the empty shell.

  35. I suppose," surmised the girl, "you want to know why I don't go back into the world at once.

  36. Too ingenuous to turn down," surmised the city editor.

  37. To Banneker's eyes she appeared quite unruffled, despite the encounter which he had surmised from Jimmy's sketch.

  38. Perhaps the measure of success is in finding something constantly more strident and startling than the other fellow's war whoop," surmised Masters.

  39. I had surmised the possibly easy restoration of this once famous abbey, the mere skeleton of which is now fast crumbling to ruin.

  40. Helen regarded abrupt speech as a mark of indifference, and Jane surmised this was no time for indifference.

  41. All her rollicking good humored individuality was suddenly swallowed up in what appeared to her companions as concentration, but Jane and Judith surmised it was associated with a more serious and less ordinary condition of affairs.

  42. Quite ready for the onslaught," replied Jane, but Judith guessed rightfully when she surmised the painfully crowded head was not entirely traceable to class work.

  43. This stream was correctly surmised to be the long desired Mitchell, the two last creeks being only its ana-branches.

  44. This they correctly surmised to be the mouth of the veritable "Escape" but Frank Jardine was again in error in supposing it to be the same stream that they had left the cattle on.

  45. Evidently, the warriors were moving slowly along the edge of the cliff, talking as they went, and the hunter surmised that the three were the subject of their attention.

  46. It was difficult even to tell direction and they paddled very slowly in a direction that they surmised led to the south.

  47. Willet surmised that the nearness of the three had disturbed it, and he was sorry.

  48. He knew much of Francisco Alvarez, and he surmised more.

  49. Paul surmised that it had been built as a tool house or store house, but at present it was empty save for himself and his comrade, Long Jim.

  50. Alvarez and Bernal had spoken in Spanish, but Henry and the others surmised the import of their words.

  51. He noted that every one of the five had a long rifle leaning by his chair, and he shrewdly surmised that they were from the wilderness of the far North.

  52. She did it all very well, and it may be surmised that she had rehearsed the little scene, perhaps more than once, when nobody was looking at her.

  53. Then he understood that she was angry with him; and in some sort surmised the cause of her anger.

  54. It may be surmised that he had here forgotten some connecting link which should have joined without abruptness the declaration of his own love, and his social view as to the general expediency of matrimony.

  55. He rightly surmised that the fellow had gone upstairs, to a room he was occupying.

  56. Mr. Rover knew that Doranez was very dark, and he rightfully surmised that the party had been made up of Merrick, Tad, Doranez, Cuffer and Shelley.

  57. Will you pardon if I have not surmised them truly, and pardon me also for what is perhaps, I fear, the impertinence of sending you the enclosed little bit?

  58. A hasty search of Shop 13 did not reveal anything missing, and it was surmised (for Schwen would not talk) that he had not found time to go about and get all that he was after.


  59. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "surmised" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.