Examples of judgment call in a Sentence
The rules aren't clear in this case, so officials are required to make a judgment call.
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The right time to start carrying out escorts in the Strait of Hormuz is a judgment call that U.S. Central Command would need to make, MacLean said.
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
The demotion from network to Netflix may be a necessary concession to technology and the marketplace, but the decision to rebrand, or rather un-brand, the SAG awards is a judgment call, and a bad one.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
And the reality is that what may seem like a harmless judgment call can have significant consequences.
—Mary Beth Skylis, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026
Two years ago, the Seahawks had drifted into mediocrity, and Allen had to make another shrewd judgment call.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
The demotion from network to Netflix may be a necessary concession to technology and the marketplace, but the decision to rebrand, or rather un-brand, the SAG awards is a judgment call, and a bad one.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 28 Feb. 2026
And the reality is that what may seem like a harmless judgment call can have significant consequences.
—Mary Beth Skylis, Outside, 26 Feb. 2026
Two years ago, the Seahawks had drifted into mediocrity, and Allen had to make another shrewd judgment call.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Judgment call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judgment%20call. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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