overestimate

Example Sentences

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To make their point, some overestimated that about one-third of the country were confirmed Spiritualists.

From Literature

Filosa said at the time of the announcement that the write-downs “largely reflect the cost of overestimating the pace of the energy transition that distanced us from many car buyers’ real-world needs, means and desires.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It's tremendous knockabout stuff, but it rather overestimates the scale of the challenge Scotland have faced when playing against England in the Townsend era.

From BBC

Traditionally, host nations benefit from sports events, although impacts are often overestimated.

From Salon

Others say the study could have overestimated the performance of the test because not all women had a biopsy - a more detailed test - to double check the result.

From BBC