judgment call
nounDefinition of judgment call
: a subjective decision, ruling, or opinion
Examples of judgment call in a Sentence
The rules aren't clear in this case, so officials are required to make a judgment call.
Recent Examples on the Web
Hollinghead said enforcement will be a judgment call. — John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, "Why did Fairhope make sleeping in vehicles illegal?," 16 Aug. 2019 Those doctors said the treatment did meet the standard of care, and some decisions were judgment calls. — Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, "Neil Armstrong: Mercy Health paid his family $6 million settlement after his death," 23 July 2019 Whether a budget allocation is too much for one department compared with another or if someone eats too many crabs at the Inner Harbor are judgment calls for you, the audience, not us, to make. — Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, "Sunday was 99 degrees in Baltimore. Thankfully, this nightmare is almost over.," 22 July 2019 In part, the incidents reflect the judgment calls ambassadors must make in promoting the administration’s policies without crossing the line into interference with a host country’s domestic politics. — Carol Morello, Washington Post, "U.S. ambassadors open their mouths and stick a foot in it," 7 June 2018 Orioles manager Brandon Hyde was ejected after a judgment call by the umpiring crew took a run off the board in the fourth inning of Sunday’s Father’s Day matinee with the Boston Red Sox. — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles manager Brandon Hyde ejected after Orioles lose run on interference call," 16 June 2019 Cataloging organisms, fitting them into the tree of life, involves more judgment calls. — Quanta Magazine, "At Tiny Scales, a Giant Burst on Tree of Life," 28 July 2015 Most things, and particularly creative things, are a judgment call. — Erich Schwartzel, WSJ, "Meg Whitman Wants to Change What You Watch," 20 Dec. 2018 Consequently, the methodology for a study like this is going to be full of assumptions and judgment calls. — David Roberts, Vox, "Putting a dollar value on one of oil’s biggest subsidies: military protection," 21 Sep. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'judgment call.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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