How to Use assessment in a Sentence

assessment

noun
  • The owners claimed the tax assessment on their house was too high.
  • I don't agree with his assessment of the problem.
  • It's a difficult problem that requires careful assessment.
  • But this assessment may have turned out to be too naive.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
  • Of course, our assessment could prove wrong.
    — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Smith’s assessment was blunt and proud.
    — Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 12 Jan. 2026
  • That assessment no longer holds.
    — Juan Pablo Spinetto, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Past initial assessments of such killings have proven to be wrong.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Burn agrees with this assessment.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • The unions don’t seem to agree with Biden’s assessment of the deal.
    — Dominic Pino, National Review, 28 Oct. 2022
  • Other assessments point to a milder rise in prices.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Those first assessments have proven wildly off the mark.
    — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
  • What’s your current assessment of the state of things?
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
  • So there is a risk assessment that folks are doing in real time.
    — Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Savaiinaea’s self assessment of his first three games?
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 27 Sep. 2025
  • What is your assessment of the industry as a whole right now?
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Then Sitake looked up and gave his final assessment of the night.
    — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Take back control of your brain with a proper assessment and plan.
    — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • McIlory was far from alone in his assessment of the course.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
  • Fever coach Stephanie White shared the same assessment.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 16 May 2026
  • Do so with an honest assessment.
    — Terdawn Deboe, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • An assessment will not cover gaps.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Daboll will be part of that assessment and will cross paths with the Bears again this weekend.
    — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Caine did not confirm their assessment.
    — L. Sue Baugh, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026
  • The numbers back up that assessment.
    — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • This rule is not about passing a single assessment.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • What is your assessment of the marketplace right now?
    — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
  • That’s a fair assessment, but only half the story.
    — Alaa Shahine Salha, semafor.com, 14 May 2026
  • The assessment has not changed since 1996.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
  • People are not just paying for an assessment.
    — Malana Vantyler, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026

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