overestimated

Example Sentences

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He has admitted he overestimated how well his players would deal with the pressure of the Ashes, yet has to marry that with his determination to remove pressure from the dressing room.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

The practice upended hotels’ planning by prompting them to increase staff and begin World Cup-themed renovations, preparing for crowds that may have been overestimated from the outset.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

After recalibrating the data, the team found that emissions from land had been significantly overestimated in earlier models, but even after correction, land remained the dominant source.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

His prediction for “Zootopia 2” was close to the roughly $1.9 billion the movie actually made globally, but he overestimated “Wicked: For Good,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

They overestimated its size by a factor of six and gave it frightening claws, which in fact came from a Megalonyx, or giant ground sloth, found nearby.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson