Definition of ESTIMABLE

Examples of estimable in a Sentence

She has written an estimable novel. We owe thanks to our estimable colleague.

Recent Examples on the Web Parker, an estimable performer (and teacher, at Rice University in Houston), delivered the digital goods, and Harth-Bedoya and the orchestra were attentive collaborators. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, "Miguel Harth-Bedoya leads the Fort Worth Symphony in a powerful Sibelius Second Symphony," 11 Jan. 2020 Exaggeration, sure, but Mahomes has quickly become Bunyan-esque given his estimable talent and ability to leverage the elite play makers the Chiefs have placed around him. — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, "Opinion: If Chiefs lose Patrick Mahomes, go ahead and put Patriots back in Super Bowl," 18 Oct. 2019 Check out one of the area’s finest holiday train gardens, and get your kids’ picture (or maybe yours?) taken with the estimable Mr. Claus. — Chris Kaltenbach, baltimoresun.com, "Things to do in Baltimore this week: Hampden’s Miracle on 34th Street, the Festival of Trees, Thanksgiving football and more," 24 Nov. 2019 Sorscher had spent the early aughts campaigning to preserve the company’s estimable engineering legacy. — Maureen Tkacik, The New Republic, "Everybody thinks his business is different,," 18 Sep. 2019 The estimable Charleston Museum is about to unveil a new section about the war with a more dispassionate perspective, but there is no doubt about how radically the war tore apart the antebellum world. — Edward Rothstein, WSJ, "A Historical Society Grapples With the Past," 10 Oct. 2018 Leave it to the estimable and long-winded Ben Thompson, who this time justifies his word count, to explain why. — Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "Is WeWork Really a Tech Company? The Answer Matters—Data Sheet," 6 Sep. 2019 The conductor of the Mozart Matinée was Andrew Manze, an estimable Englishman. — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, "Mozart & Co. at the Salzburg Festival," 22 Aug. 2019 That may account for this film's broad sitcom-style sensibility which saps the proceedings of any charm despite the talents of its estimable cast. — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Ode to Joy': Film Review," 8 Aug. 2019

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20 Jan 2020

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“Estimable.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/estimable. Accessed 25 January 2020.