How to Use estimator in a Sentence

estimator

noun
  • Jose Sandoval, a RoofTec field estimator, arrived with a crew in the morning and completed the re-roofing by the end of the day.
    Houston Chronicle, 12 Oct. 2019
  • The estimator should explain the repairs and what the repair center will do.
    Laura Daily, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Use a free tax estimator and make some projections about where your year end numbers will be.
    Cyrus Purnell, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Facebook’s reach estimator is out of whack with census data across the globe.
    Lara O’Reilly, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2017
  • One on his father's side built homes in the Pittsburgh area as a framer and estimator, and was always working on the family home.
    Brie Zeltner, cleveland.com, 26 Dec. 2017
  • The estimator goes over your finances, line by line, to give you a more accurate picture.
    Susan Tompor, chicagotribune.com, 3 Oct. 2019
  • Sean Collins was hired as project estimator at Paul Davis of Orlando.
    OrlandoSentinel.com, 19 June 2018
  • This cost-to-go estimator map helps a robot make informed decisions on the fly.
    Emily Matchar, Smithsonian, 13 Nov. 2019
  • Not all price quotes online or over the phone are legitimate (or binding), and crooks are not likely to send an estimator to your home in advance.
    Leah Napoliello, Houston Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2018
  • Yet, as our covid-19 risk estimator in this issue explains, the data already cast some light on what puts you at risk if you are diagnosed with the disease.
    The Economist, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Luisi, who works as an estimator for a flooring company, is fine with keeping YouTube a side hustle.
    Andrew Burton, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The hospital does have a payment estimator on their website, which Yuengling said predicted her cost to be around $1,400.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Steve Kerin, chief estimator with Brycon Construction, said Brycon agreed to facilitate the project two years ago.
    Jamie Landers, The Arizona Republic, 26 Aug. 2020
  • The company has a mobile app and a cost estimator website that allow members to see what in-network providers in their area charge for the procedures.
    Andy Marso, kansascity.com, 8 May 2017
  • On and on the trouble goes, and the pain is just becoming fully visible, said Hegar, the state’s chief tax collector and revenue estimator.
    Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 1 Apr. 2020
  • Kevin Covell, chief estimator at Perk, said his company chose not to bid on the 82 median project after seeing the plans.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 1 May 2018
  • About six months into her search, Milchtein found the perfect fit as an estimator at Caliber Collision.
    Gina Barton, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 June 2020
  • Those with a heart disease risk of 20 percent or higher were three times as likely as those with a 5 percent risk or lower, according to the estimator.
    Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2019
  • Users can count their cans and bottles or simply use Sipzee's quick estimator to value their returnables.
    Layla McMurtrie, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2022
  • After all his work for the day is done and his wife is fast asleep, 43-year-old civil engineering estimator Craig Laws takes out his iPad and writes Amazon reviews.
    Amelia Tait, Wired, 30 Dec. 2021
  • So the Office of Health Strategy launched a new cost estimator tool that reveals how much treatment costs vary across the state’s health care facilities.
    Mikala Kane, courant.com, 11 Oct. 2019
  • Ritchie is a chief estimator for Balfour Beatty, a general contractor in the Austin area.
    Cathy Free, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022
  • Emma Garza joins as a lead estimator and will provide management and leadership support in the pursuit of new projects.
    Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023
  • Still, Glassdoor, which operates in the UK, has most of these features already, including a salary estimator and single tap saves.
    Shannon Liao, The Verge, 17 July 2018
  • So, the under-estimator’s distortion isn’t the only story that rules.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 2 July 2022
  • In January, hospitals were required to post the costs of services for all payers and plans and have a list or price estimator that calculates the 300 most common services.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 27 July 2021
  • Weisbecker, who works as an estimator for construction projects, apologized for his actions in a letter to the judge.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2022
  • If possible, have an estimator come to your home to do an inventory.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 5 Dec. 2018
  • To arrange for an estimator to visit and evaluate your window frames, call a glass company.
    Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2020
  • The professional cost estimator in July found that the original plan to repair would cost much more — about $34.9 million, Bilafer said.
    Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2020

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