ESTIMATE in a Sentence
Learn ESTIMATE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
95 example sentences for ESTIMATE, such as:
1. My estimate of his abilities was wrong.
2. I'll prepare a revised estimate for you.
3. We estimate the cost to be four thousand dollars.
4. The committee lacked a correct estimate of his ability.
5. We will send you an estimate for the work without obligation.
2. I'll prepare a revised estimate for you.
3. We estimate the cost to be four thousand dollars.
4. The committee lacked a correct estimate of his ability.
5. We will send you an estimate for the work without obligation.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of ESTIMATE
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estimate
n. a statement indicating the likely cost of some job
n. a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody
Classic Sentence: (57 in 4 pages)
1 She said her lumber was better and cheaper too, and to prove it she ran up a long column of figures in her head and gave him an estimate then and there.
2 Still, unbidden, came the thought that Ashley could never make a quick estimate in his head and give a price that was correct, as she could.
3 He was no less conscious than before of what was said of Lily Bart, but he could separate the woman he knew from the vulgar estimate of her.
4 But it was in the quality of his admiration that she read his shrewd estimate of her case.
5 I would have you investigate it now with the sole view of forming to yourself some unexaggerated, intelligent estimate of whatever battering-ram power may be lodged there.
6 It is possible that Heyward's estimate of danger differed in some degree from that of the scout, for, instead of replying, he now sat in silence, while the canoe glided over several miles of water.
7 The nearest estimate I can give makes me now between twenty-seven and twenty-eight years of age.
8 He was said to own a thousand slaves, and I think this estimate quite within the truth.
9 With a memory sharpened to almost preternatural clearness, she remarked every turn in the road, and formed a mental estimate of the time to be occupied in traversing it.
10 I will not trust thee, Templar," said Rebecca; "thou hast taught me better how to estimate the virtues of thine Order.
11 It would not be fair to inquire into a young lady's exact estimate of her own perfections.
12 You should come to London to know how to estimate your conquest.
13 In the social sphere these gifted ones are mostly women; they can watch a world which they never saw, and estimate forces of which they have only heard.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 3 The First Act in a Timeworn Drama
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 3 The First Act in a Timeworn Drama
14 The lowest estimate would put the worth of the coronet at double the sum which I have asked.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
Context Highlight In XI. THE ADVENTURE OF THE BERYL CORONET
15 I had got to such a low estimate of her kind that I did not expect any gratitude from her.
Example Sentence: (38 in 3 pages)
1 The committee lacked a correct estimate of his ability.
2 I can give you a rough estimate of the amount of wood you will need.
3 My estimate of his abilities was wrong.
4 We estimate the cost to be four thousand dollars.
5 Some analysts estimate its current popularity at around ten per cent.
6 I can give you a rough estimate of the number of bricks you will need.
7 Try to estimate how many steps it will take to get to a close object.
8 I'll prepare a revised estimate for you.
9 We are at present in correspondence with the company on the matter of our estimate for the repair of the bridge.
10 We will send you an estimate for the work without obligation.
11 Therefore it's impossible to estimate the actual value of the deal.
12 The insurance industry is well prepared to estimate of the loss it will suffer.
13 The insurance industry is well prepared to make a quick estimate of the loss it will suffer.
14 For roadway luminaries, I estimate an illumination increase with proper shielding to perhaps 115 percent of the unshielded level.
15 The cause of this estimate of her inferiority was her lack of education.