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

Zeena Parkins, the estimable harpist and composer, recalled starting there as a fledgling sound engineer in 1986, soaking up all the sounds on offer.

From New York Times • May 18, 2024

That, combined with the films’ estimable craft, will be impossible to ignore.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023

“That is as it happens. It does not necessarily follow that a deep, intricate character is more or less estimable than such a one as yours.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen