expert opinion

noun

: a belief or judgment about something given by an expert on the subject

Examples of expert opinion in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This is a tough problem, and expert opinion would vary. Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024 This situation is delicate, and expert opinion might vary. Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2024 The veneer of science and expert opinion has such an aura of authority that when invoked in open court, it is rarely challenged. David Robert Grimes, Scientific American, 8 Dec. 2023 While few details have been revealed about the ring, People spoke with the jeweler Briony Raymond shortly after the proposal to get her expert opinion. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Nov. 2023 The center-right opposition disagrees, arguing that the government is pressing ahead with legalizing a risky drug despite European legal obstacles and expert opinion. Time, 16 Aug. 2023 Numerous studies of expert opinion have shown that pundits are, as a group, as accurate as a coin flip, and some have a special knack for getting things wrong, notes Heard on the Street Editor Spencer Jakab. WSJ, 21 Aug. 2023 Twelve of the specialty areas are derived from data sources like Medicare, while the remaining three — ophthalmology, psychiatry, and rheumatology — are determined entirely by expert opinion. Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023 In our expert opinion, wheat bran makes these muffins totally acceptable to eat for breakfast. Joy Cho, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2023

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“Expert opinion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expert%20opinion. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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