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 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.
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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
By month’s end, Mars conjunct Pluto in Aquarius forces a judgment call within friendships, networks or long-term goals, where control dynamics surface unexpectedly.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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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
By month’s end, Mars conjunct Pluto in Aquarius forces a judgment call within friendships, networks or long-term goals, where control dynamics surface unexpectedly.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Judgment call.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/judgment%20call. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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