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adjective

estimable

worthy of great respect

In a sentence

Six example sentences with estimable, each labelled with its topic.

  • Three estimable laboratories had already published the result, so the journal's editors were slow to believe a graduate student's objection.

    Science

  • The nominee arrived with an estimable record: thirty years on the bench and not one ruling overturned on appeal.

    Law

  • Reviewers called her an estimable novelist long before the prizes came, and younger writers copied her sentences openly.

    Literature

  • The estimable point guard retired with no rings but the respect of every coach who ever faced him.

    Basketball

  • The firm's estimable record of quiet profits meant analysts rarely bothered to visit its offices.

    Business

  • An estimable senator of thirty years, she was trusted by both parties to chair the inquiry.

    Politics

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