- present participle of estimate.
estimating
Example Sentences
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Company officials said they remain “committed to the fastest remediation possible,” estimating that the cleanup was about 80% complete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
In March, Foxconn announced $137 million in investments across two Mexican subsidiaries after estimating its production could double this year.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Naturally conceived quadruplets are extremely rare, with doctors estimating the odds at about one in 700,000 births.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal were estimating that producer prices held steady last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
I wasn’t sure how many there had been, and I thought that Gearhart was only estimating.
From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers
