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Esimerkit

• surmises of jealousy or of envy
• No man ought to be charged with principles he actually disowns, unless his practices contradict his profession; not upon small surmises.
• The meeting had been devoid of incident. No word had been said to give me anything to think about, and any surmises I might make were unwarranted. I was intrigued.
• It would be difficult to excuse Prince Mentschikoff's seclusion by alleging his want of supplies; but although I am without the knowledge which would warrant me in speaking with certainty, I can hazard a surmise which would account, in some measure, for the Prince's abstention. (The Invasion of the Crimea: Siege of Sebastopol - Alexander William Kinglake )