judgment call
Example Sentences
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Tort cases can be difficult to win, in part because the government can claim a “discretionary function exception,” which shields the agency from liability when the situation involves a policy-driven judgment call.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
Whether they are all real is a judgment call.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Especially because you now know the airline won’t make that judgment call for you.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025
“Clearly, it is a judgment call to determine how to respond to intermediate-category inflation deviations,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
With flames consuming the compound at an alarming rate, the captain made a judgment call.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
