How to Use estimate in a Sentence

estimate

1 of 2 verb
  • 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 dogs are estimated to be about three and a half months old.
    — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Then they were asked to estimate the chances that they would get divorced.
    — Kimberly Dawn Neumann, Woman's Day, 27 Feb. 2019
  • Bailey estimates that about half of her clients this year have come from out of state.
    — Mark Dee april 21, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Researchers can then count the rings like tree rings to estimate the trout’s age.
    — Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The club estimates the tree's age at around 100 years old.
    — Frankie McLister, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • Each block is estimated to take about three months to complete.
    — Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Part of this is because most hunters are not great at estimating the weight of a field dressed deer.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Trump hints Iran war could last longer than estimated.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Abu Keshek estimates there are around 750 tons of garbage here.
    — Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 27 May 2026
  • The bill itself does not lay out how companies ought to estimate the age of child users.
    — WIRED, 3 Sep. 2022
  • Cost savings for most of the actions on the plan have not yet been estimated.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 30 Jan. 2026
  • There is no estimated time on when the road will be reopened, police said.
    — Justin Madden, cleveland.com, 4 Jan. 2018
  • The slide path was estimated to be roughly the length of a football field.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Lyson estimated that there are now dozens of such wild birds at the sanctuary.
    — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • People with time blindness struggle to keep track of and estimate time.
    — USA TODAY, 21 July 2023
  • Some estimate one-in-five restaurants in Illinois are closed for good.
    — Greg Bishop, Washington Examiner, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Funding was estimated to run out after about two weeks.
    — NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Ford estimates that all of these vehicles have the defects.
    — ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The system also can estimate the age and gender of speakers based on their voice.
    — Scott Kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2022
  • It is estimated to have cost over $1 million.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The city estimates construction will take three months to complete.
    — Daily Pilot, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Before the war, tens of thousands of people were estimated to have lived in the city.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • For years, scientists have used an inner ear bone called an otolith to estimate the lifespan of fish.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 6 Apr. 2020
  • The jet was estimated at the time to cost about $100 million.
    — Kyle Rempfer, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The impact over the next decade was estimated at some $3 trillion.
    — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Miller estimates that the company's revenue will plunge by half to three-quarters this year.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 10 May 2020

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.
  • There are a lot of estimates with wide ranges.
    — Corey Merriman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
  • 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
  • For more on what earnings estimates could mean for stocks, go here.
    — WSJ, 11 Sep. 2023
  • But estimates tend to be free, so why not inquire?
    — Steven John, Architectural Digest, 13 Feb. 2026
  • SpaceX could beat that estimate, of course.
    — ArsTechnica, 18 May 2026
  • That’s higher than the estimate for flat growth.
    — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The estimate could change, per the news agency.
    — Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • There is no estimate available for when a patch will be released.
    — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Some estimates suggest smoking can rob you of a decade of life.
    — Sharon Basaraba, Verywell Health, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Overall, the rough estimate is about a dozen in total over two days.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Sketch out your yard, including a rough estimate of its length and width.
    — Laura Daily, Washington Post, 29 June 2022
  • Beware of low bids, estimates made over the phone or verbal quotes.
    — Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The client wanted to know whether the initial cost estimate still stood.
    — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2021
  • Hall asked about City Hall cost estimates.
    — Devyani Chhetri, Dallas Morning News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Their estimate on outages grew throughout the day as crews worked.
    — Fox News, 22 July 2019
  • San Jose did not provide a cost estimate.
    — Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • That was up 14% from the year-ago quarter and in line with estimates.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Both numbers fell short of estimates.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The bank has topped earnings estimates 80% of the time.
    — Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • Because there was no change in the earnings estimates.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Trump could also be refunded some of the cost if the estimate is too high.
    — Scott Bauer, Star Tribune, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Officials do not have a time estimate on when the fire might be contained.
    — Anastasia Hufham, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 June 2022
  • 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

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