estimable
Example Sentences
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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 Literature
The old gentleman being still in a state of most estimable unconsciousness, the bridegroom cried out in his accustomed voice, “Now Aged P. you know; who giveth?”
From Literature
I found estimable characters amongst them—characters desirous of information and disposed for improvement—with whom I passed many a pleasant evening hour in their own homes.
From Literature
“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 Literature
In its most recent quarterly report, 3M had not set aside money for Bair Hugger litigation, saying "any such liability is not probable and reasonably estimable at this time."
From Reuters
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
