How to Use assess in a Sentence

assess

verb

• We need to assess whether or not the system is working.
• After the hurricane, officials assessed the town's need for aid.
• The company was assessed $12 million in fines for polluting the river.
• Damage to the boat was assessed at $5,000.
• But assessed in the context of the whole brain, the neurons’ activity was suppressed.
  — Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 28 Nov. 2024
• Officials are just beginning to assess cleanup timelines.
  — Evan Bush, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2023
• There are three major parts of technology to really assess and consider.
  — Betsy Atkins, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023
• Firefighters in survival suits waded out into the flood water to assess damage and help any residents who might need to be evacuated.
  — John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Jan. 2023
• First responders were continuing to assess the damage and officials hoped to get an aerial view of the city Friday morning.
  — Jeff Martin, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2023
• Once the rains have dissipated, state and local officials will begin to assess longer-term rebuilding efforts in areas heavily damaged by the storms.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2023
• Their months-long deliberations included engaging with the Israeli government and assessing its claim that its own courts could handle the matter.
  — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 27 Nov. 2024
• Each case is unique, and each one will be assessed based on the facts and the law.
  — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 16 May 2020
• Use the first half of the month to assess the beat that feels good to follow.
  — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 3 Oct. 2018
• The most challenging part for me is to assess where the need is.
  — Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2020
• The penalty is one of the largest assessed by the commission.
  — Yereth Rosen, Anchorage Daily News, 20 July 2023
• The canyon will be closed to tourists more than a week as the damage is assessed, Fink said.
  — Washington Post, 12 July 2018
• When the closets are done, start to assess items room by room.
  — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 5 Dec. 2018
• The driver got out to assess the damage, and the cyclist punched him square in the face.
  — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 22 Mar. 2021
• He was assessed a $10 fee and sentenced to time served.
  — Jay Root and Shannon Najmabadi, star-telegram, 10 July 2018
• But there are other ways to assess it, and AI can help.
  — Luciana Paulise, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
• Some members had gone back to assess what was left of their homes.
  — William Booth, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2023
• Stockpickers go to great pains to gather the facts, to assess them and to trade them.
  — The Economist, 5 July 2018
• Newsweek assessed the media push by the Trump campaign team.
  — Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
• Zach Veach missed his pit box and was assessed a drive-thru penalty.
  — Associated Press, Washington Post, 28 May 2017
• Crews worked throughout the night to assess and repair the damages.
  — Carrie Napoleon, chicagotribune.com, 11 Aug. 2020
• Once the city receives the request, a staffer will go out and assess it, Cosgrove said.
  — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 8 Dec. 2020
• The consequences of all these changes around the world are still being assessed.
  — Michael Quinton, National Geographic, 28 May 2020
• The government has said that the only way to assess this is to allow drilling to start.
  — Christian Edwards, CNN, 20 Oct. 2022
• Troopers must assess risk based on a 14-point check list.
  — Fox News, 23 Sep. 2021
• Each endpoint can be assessed to sniff out weak points.
  — PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024