How to Use appraisal in a Sentence

appraisal

noun
  • I made a quick appraisal of the situation and decided to leave right away.
  • The book is an excellent appraisal of the influences that have shaped our government.
  • More:Black homeowner had a white friend stand in for third appraisal.
    Brook Endale, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Here’s our preseason appraisal of the top 20 teams in Northeast Ohio.
    Joe Magill, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Cash buyers tend to be less likely to request an appraisal, a home inspection or other contingencies.
    cleveland, 11 July 2021
  • The audit said the former mayor’s staff failed to perform its own review of the building’s condition and did not conduct its own appraisal of the property.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2021
  • In addition to the grants, funding is available to cover some costs associated with appraisal, title and survey services.
    From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The appraisal district sets property appraisals and administers exemptions for tax purposes.
    Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024
  • Learn how to protest both the appraisal and the tax rate.
    Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2023
  • The time is ripe, then, for a more clear-eyed appraisal.
    Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • See which historic pieces got some of the biggest appraisals on the show.
    Madeline Boardman, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2024
  • For the new appraisal, the couple had a White friend pretend to be the home's owner.
    Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Onyeyiri also liked the anonymity of the appraisal process.
    Anna Bahney, CNN, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The lower appraisal raised the LTV, which gave the lender an excuse for raising the rate.
    Jack Guttentag, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Self-worth starts with a right-sized appraisal of yourself.
    Anna Jankowska, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021
  • When the Rembert canvas appraisal was filmed, both the expert and the owner cried.
    Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023
  • The check was signed, an UberX ordered, an appraisal made: faultless.
    Sheila Yasmin Marikar, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2022
  • With both loan types, buyers need to get an appraisal of the property from a lender.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Jonathan Miller, president of the appraisal firm Miller Samuel, told Bloomberg.
    Camille Squires, Quartz, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Keep in mind though that the second appraisal could come back at the same value or even lower.
    Jennifer Anderson, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
  • All those who win tickets must bring at least one item for appraisal but no more than two.
    Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The idea, in essence: grab stuff before it’s gone and let posterity sweat the appraisals.
    Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
  • In Texas, those who protest their appraisals, get an average of $600 back.
    Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2024
  • The appraisals will affect 2024 property tax bills that go out later in the year.
    Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Inside the Youngkin campaign, the appraisal of their rival in the closing days of the campaign was somewhat more harsh.
    Michael Scherer and Josh Dawsey, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Nov. 2021
  • Aging accelerates the urge, and maybe the need, for appraisal.
    WIRED, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The show is one of the largest in the southeast and features more than 100 tables of military collectibles, and free appraisals.
    Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 12 July 2024
  • Even if the seller accepts your offer, there is the perilous appraisal process.
    Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 22 Oct. 2022
  • Back to working on appraisal reports — these MUST get done.
    R29 Team, refinery29.com, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The $1 price tag for the 175-acre site was set through an appraisal by the state’s Department of General Services in April.
    Alison Knezevich, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2022

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