How to Use estimate in a Sentence

estimate

1 of 2 verb
Definition of estimatenext
Synonyms for estimatenext
  • We need to estimate how much paint we'll need for the job.
  • They estimated the distance at about three miles.
  • The cost of the project has been estimated at about 10 million dollars.
  • He estimates that current oil reserves are 20 percent lower than they were a year ago.
  • The odds of the feat were estimated at 27 trillion to 1.
    — Steve Pajak, sacbee, 26 Dec. 2017
  • The jet was estimated at the time to cost about $100 million.
    — Kyle Rempfer, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • King did not estimate when Bay Area skies would clear up.
    — Mallory Moench, SFChronicle.com, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Then they were asked to estimate the chances that they would get divorced.
    — Kimberly Dawn Neumann, Woman's Day, 27 Feb. 2019
  • The cost of the attack has been estimated at $18 million.
    — Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The project is estimated to take two years to complete.
    — Kate Magill, Columbia Flier, 13 June 2018
  • Some estimate survival times based on the stage of the disease, while others do so based on the extent of the disease.
    — Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Analysts estimate that the weight-loss market could reach $100 billion by the end of the decade.
    — Paula Doenecke, Fortune Europe, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The fissure is estimated to be close to two miles wide and erupted about two and a half miles away from the town of Grindavík.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Feb. 2024
  • There are fewer than 350 right whales in the world, researchers estimate.
    — Katie Mogg, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The bill itself does not lay out how companies ought to estimate the age of child users.
    — WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Some estimate one-in-five restaurants in Illinois are closed for good.
    — Greg Bishop, Washington Examiner, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Although the death toll is unknown, some estimate as many as 60 people died in the massacre.
    — National Geographic, 5 Nov. 2020
  • Scientists estimate the mass of the dust trail could tip the scales at around 1 billion metric tons.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 13 Dec. 2019
  • The weight of the planes is a key data point for pilots to control aircraft and to estimate fuel needed for routes.
    — Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2020
  • The gangs are now estimated to control most of the capital.
    — Landon Mion, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • There is no estimated time on when the road will be reopened, police said.
    — Justin Madden, cleveland.com, 4 Jan. 2018
  • People with time blindness struggle to keep track of and estimate time.
    — USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
  • His net worth is estimated to be in the multi-million range.
    — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 29 Dec. 2018
  • Another way to estimate temperature is to hold your hand close to the grate and count.
    — SFChronicle.com, 27 Sep. 2020
  • The system also can estimate the age and gender of speakers based on their voice.
    — Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022
  • The city estimates construction will take three months to complete.
    — Daily Pilot, 29 Aug. 2019
  • The landslide, estimated to be 450 feet wide, occurred following heavy rain and winds in the area.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 2 Dec. 2023
  • The costs of such a monumental crisis are hard to estimate.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The State Land Department estimated the infrastructure cost would be at least $80 million.
    — Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024
  • The Perryman Group estimated that the economic impact could be more than several billion dollars between direct tourist spending ($1.6 billion) and other knock-on consumption (as much as $6 billion).
    — Susan Howson, Quartz, 8 Apr. 2024
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estimate

2 of 2 noun
  • The contractor's estimate for the job seemed high.
  • We solicited several estimates for the project.
  • One conservative estimate is that he stole five million dollars.
  • The company's products are, by general estimate, poorly made.
  • According to government estimates, current oil reserves are 10 percent lower than they were a year ago.
  • One estimate of the value of the markups came to $3.6 billion.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2022
  • The schools chief said the district will pay for the cost of the work, but no estimate is yet available.
    — Mike Isaacs, chicagotribune.com, 26 Dec. 2017
  • The best estimate is that there are about 2,000 or so deer on the island now.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Trager did not have an estimate of how much the work would cost.
    — Caleb Wiegandt, The Courier-Journal, 1 June 2023
  • The amount of light blocked by the planet can give us an estimate of its size.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The client wanted to know whether the initial cost estimate still stood.
    — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2021
  • In three days, the agency estimates, the almost 90-year-old lake would be gone.
    — Josh Baugh, ExpressNews.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The plans would include spending estimates for the work.
    — David R. Baker, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The agency didn't have an estimate for how much that has cost during the first three weeks of the program.
    — Jackie Borchardt, The Enquirer, 25 Aug. 2020
  • But critics say the city’s cost estimate is much too low.
    — Luke Broadwater, baltimoresun.com, 27 Mar. 2018
  • By some estimates, more than half of all U.S. women are in that size range.
    — Jason Del Rey, Recode, 2 Oct. 2018
  • The number is then used as an estimate for the amount of hate-speech views removed across the whole platform.
    — Jeff Horwitz, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2021
  • The Fed’s long-term growth estimate is less than 2 percent.
    — Fortune, 14 Mar. 2018
  • There has been no estimate of the cost of damages, the department said.
    — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022
  • Trump could also be refunded some of the cost if the estimate is too high.
    — Scott Bauer, Star Tribune, 16 Nov. 2020
  • One estimate says that hundreds of thousands of tons of fishing gear are left in the ocean each year.
    — National Geographic, 16 May 2018
  • Markert said the county does not have an estimate on what those costs might be or when the fire might be put out.
    — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 27 Aug. 2020
  • For more on what earnings estimates could mean for stocks, go here.
    — WSJ, 11 Sep. 2023
  • That estimate doesn’t include the more than 400 homes that were damaged.
    — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • All told, the city estimates as much as $4 billion could be spent on retrofitting buildings.
    — Lucy Diavolo, Teen Vogue, 19 Apr. 2019
  • Home values in the Bay Area have begun to tick back up for the first time since mid-2022, new estimates from Zillow show.
    — Danielle Echeverria, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023
  • The low-end estimate of new space luxury retailers have leased in the U.S. over the past 12 months, in square feet.
    — Zlati Meyer, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Some scientists base their estimates on the TNM stage, while others do so based on the extent of the disease in the body.
    — Lynne Eldridge, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2023
  • And, even then, the AKA said that estimate is probably low and the more accurate number may be closer to 18 million.
    — Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Customers share theories about how much to spend on lipsticks, sweaters, sandals and dog beds to secure an offer or a preferred style — with some estimates climbing into the tens of thousands.
    — Joan Kennedy, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024

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