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.
  • 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
  • If a new appraisal were done, the value of the land would likely double, the mayor says.
    Susannah Bryan, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • 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
  • The appraisal of Carlette Duffy's home more than doubled.
    Antonio Planas, NBC News, 18 May 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
  • More:Black homeowner had a white friend stand in for third appraisal.
    Brook Endale, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2021
  • The idea, in essence: grab stuff before it’s gone and let posterity sweat the appraisals.
    Bruce Handy, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Black homeowner had a white friend stand in for third appraisal.
    Alexandria Burris, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2021
  • 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
  • Having come to the case recently, Stichter said that I-4 appraisal will start this week.
    Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 2 Mar. 2021
  • The bank will start the underwriting process, which will include an appraisal on the home and a title search.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • Here’s our preseason appraisal of the top 20 teams in Northeast Ohio.
    Joe Magill, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2021
  • To critics, this kinds of researcher self-appraisal can come across as self-serving and naive.
    Washington Post, 1 July 2021
  • Twenty-seven years later, Lockport coach Darien Jacobs has a similar appraisal of Peetz.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The value of the improvements (exclusive of land value) must be evidenced by an appraisal or assessment and the construction of the home must be fully completed.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 17 Feb. 2025

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