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Examples of judgment call in a Sentence
The rules aren't clear in this case, so officials are required to make a judgment call.
Recent Examples on the Web
Sometimes the researchers have to make a judgment call when language differs slightly from the Beaufort Wind Scale.
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Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2024
Yet exactly when the Fed lowers rates is a judgment call.
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Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
Deciding which words are common enough for the bot to recommend has been a judgment call.
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Aatish Bhatia, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
The judgment of the casualties versus the importance of the target is something that will be a judgment call.
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Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1847, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near judgment call
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“Judgment call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judgment%20call. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
judgment call
noun
: a subjective decision, ruling, or opinion
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