Word: guess
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...during the holiday rush. He flew away from May wood Field, Chicago, at 7:10 one evening and, sailing westward, encountered a blinding snowstorm near Kaneville, Ill. His motor failed. A pilot under such conditions is helpless. He cannot tell where there is a spot to land; he cannot guess whether the earth is thousands of feet away or grazing the wheels of his landing carriage. Sergeant Gilbert, moreover, was not familiar with the route. He decided that a crash was unavoidable. He jumped...
...secretary, bestowed the keys of the city upon Edward of Wales. Last week, two distinguished Manchurian citizens had an audience with Mayor Curley but came away without city keys. Asked if he had not forgotten something, said Mayor Curley: "No, . . . not with all this competition from Lafayette Mulligan. I guess I'll wait till he dies before I give away another...
Since Mr. Brookhart was openly friendly with Mr. LaFollette and had his support, it is a fair guess that the 260,000 people who voted for LaFollette also voted for Brookhart. In that case, it follows that some 329,000 people who voted for Coolidge must have been at pains not to vote for Mr. Brookhart...
...probably neither Hammond nor Rogers would be used. Sayles and Kilgour are left for the third place. The farmer has only recently been brought up from the scrubs and the latter has never been seen in the backfield, so that it is impossible to judge between them. A pure guess based on speed and weight favors Kilgour...
...Sure thing, an' I guess Coolidge won alright; anyway he got mine...