ESTIMATION in a Sentence
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95 example sentences for ESTIMATION, 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. In my estimation, he's the more suitable candidate.
5. The committee lacked a correct estimate of his ability.
2. I'll prepare a revised estimate for you.
3. We estimate the cost to be four thousand dollars.
4. In my estimation, he's the more suitable candidate.
5. The committee lacked a correct estimate of his ability.
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Meanings and Examples of ESTIMATION
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estimation
n. the respect with which a person is held
n. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
Classic Sentence: (57 in 4 pages)
1 The next day, came the news that the murder had been overlooked, that the guilt of Hyde was patent to the world, and that the victim was a man high in public estimation.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde By Robert Louis Stevenson
Context Highlight In CHAPTER HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Context Highlight In CHAPTER HENRY JEKYLL'S FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE
2 He really liked Sissy too well to have a contempt for her; otherwise he held her calculating powers in such very slight estimation that he must have fallen upon that conclusion.
3 It does him the highest honour; it shews his proper estimation of the blessing of domestic happiness and pure attachment.
4 Fanny would certainly believe him so at least, and must find that her estimation of him was higher than ever when he appeared as the attendant, supporter, cheerer of a suffering brother.
5 Wildeve had been brooding ever since they started on the mean estimation in which he was held by his wife's friends; and it cut his heart severely.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 7 The Morning and the Evening of a Day
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: 7 The Morning and the Evening of a Day
6 The high estimation then placed upon the military character might be seen in the lofty port of each individual member of the company.
7 Elinor would not oppose his opinion, because, whatever might be her general estimation of the advantage of a public school, she could not think of Edward's abode in Mr. Pratt's family, with any satisfaction.
8 Uriah, with his long hands slowly twining over one another, made a ghastly writhe from the waist upwards, to express his concurrence in this estimation of me.
9 But THAT was certainly very coolly done by him, and every one knows that in most people's estimation, to do anything coolly is to do it genteelly.
10 Had Hawkeye been aware of the low estimation in which the skillful Uncas held his representations, he would probably have prolonged the entertainment a little in pique.
11 Notwithstanding this man was held in very unequal estimation among the Hurons, some believing implicitly in his power, and others deeming him an impostor, he was now listened to by all with the deepest attention.
12 Amy rose daily in the estimation of her friend, but he sank in hers, and each felt the truth before a word was spoken.
13 But I am very far from agreeing with you in your estimation of ladies in general.
14 What his dazzled state neglected in this, his first far too synthetic estimation, we do not think it necessary to point out here.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI—THE CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING MET A WARDEN
Context Highlight In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI—THE CONSEQUENCES OF HAVING MET A WARDEN
15 de Treville, the third personage in the kingdom, in the paternal estimation.
Example Sentence: (38 in 3 pages)
1 In my estimation, he's the more suitable candidate.
2 Factors such as oblique and transverse cuts and cell overlap would affect the accuracy of this estimation.
3 The committee lacked a correct estimate of his ability.
4 I can give you a rough estimate of the amount of wood you will need.
5 My estimate of his abilities was wrong.
6 We estimate the cost to be four thousand dollars.
7 Some analysts estimate its current popularity at around ten per cent.
8 I can give you a rough estimate of the number of bricks you will need.
9 Try to estimate how many steps it will take to get to a close object.
10 I'll prepare a revised estimate for you.
11 We are at present in correspondence with the company on the matter of our estimate for the repair of the bridge.
12 We will send you an estimate for the work without obligation.
13 Therefore it's impossible to estimate the actual value of the deal.
14 The insurance industry is well prepared to estimate of the loss it will suffer.
15 The insurance industry is well prepared to make a quick estimate of the loss it will suffer.