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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
This could apply to self-driving cars that do not perform as expected, or to a complex judgment call of who should get approved for a loan or medical treatment.
—Cathy Ross, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Choosing between different plausible interpretations is precisely the kind of judgment call that the Court of Justice so pointedly reserved to EU member states less than two years ago, or at least so everyone thought at the time.
—Ryan Finley, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Often the placement of the boundary lines between species is little more than a judgment call.
—Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
That’s a judgment call, of course, and just the kind that mainstream journalists were once trained to avoid.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 14 Sep. 2024
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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 31 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
judgment call
noun
: a subjective decision, ruling, or opinion
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