estimable

Example Sentences

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The estimable Fred Kagan of the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute says the “optimal end game” for the U.S. now is to prove it can reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

I was hoping Joe would feel some similarly competitive outrage toward the rolling trapezoid, deficient in Americana, ignorant of history, nothing like the estimable Hummer.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

“It’s still very early days here and the liability is simply not estimable today,” Pizarro said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

This year, the club scene staples led by singer/multi-instrumentalist Jenn Taranto uncorked their first full-length set of swirling dream-pop, released through France’s Icy Cold Records and Seattle’s estimable cassette label Den Tapes.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2023

Jo saw and understood the look, and she stalked grimly away to get wine and beef tea, muttering to herself as she slammed the door, “I hate estimable young men with brown eyes!”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott