overestimated

Example Sentences

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Officials overestimated how much water the river would provide.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

It’s yet another indication that the allure of AI-created content for paying customers has been vastly overestimated.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Traditional physics models have consistently overestimated how tall a foam must be before liquid begins to leak out.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

Worse still, the department reported that the federal government had overestimated the number of jobs employers added in its two previous reports.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

They had overestimated the speed with which they could defeat the Soviet army and underestimated the will to resist not only of the Soviet troops but also of the Soviet people.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson