judgment call

Example Sentences

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I made a judgment call based on information we obtained from the hotel, events I had witnessed in the days prior and the heightened overall security risk of our location.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

How long to keep going is a judgment call, but both U.S. and Israeli officials speak about weeks rather than months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

If the company’s management continues to conclude that collectibility from OpenAI is probable, that judgment call had better be right.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

“I’m not going to make a judgment call on one video,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

With flames consuming the compound at an alarming rate, the captain made a judgment call.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman