How to Use appraise in a Sentence

appraise

verb
Definition of appraisenext
Synonyms for appraisenext
  • The ring must be appraised by a jeweler before it can be insured.
  • What is the property's appraised value?
  • In the book, he appraises Hollywood's recent films and contrasts them with several independent films.
  • The best of the quartet, and the most fairly appraised, is the shrimp and garlic ($25).
    — The Know, The Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2019
  • The city editor took a cigar from his mouth and appraised the kid in front of him.
    — Cullen Murphy, Vanities, 9 Aug. 2017
  • Guests can bring up to two items to be appraised, which could appear on the show in 2024.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
  • On the way to have the painting appraised, Alexis is attacked, the piece stolen.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2024
  • The failure of a house to appraise for the purchase price was once a drag on rising prices.
    — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 28 May 2021
  • So, the first cause of a drop in pricing would be: the property won’t appraise.
    — Allen Buchanan, Orange County Register, 3 June 2017
  • That land is appraised at $12.9 million, and could be worth more.
    — Steve Harrison, Jim Morrill and Katherine Peralta, charlotteobserver, 3 Aug. 2017
  • Baty hasn’t had the collection appraised and hasn’t a clue what the starting bid will be.
    — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 5 Mar. 2018
  • Town records show that the land and building were last appraised at $3.9 million.
    — Don Stacom, courant.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Of course, homes can also appraise for more than the selling price.
    — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 12 Feb. 2021
  • One was filled with praise for the Reds minor leagues, from experts who appraise such things.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Or to appraise the quality of point construction as our thighs burn on the seats?
    — Marek Makowski, The New Republic, 9 Sep. 2023
  • That also adds checks and balances because lenders want to make sure homes appraise for the value of the loan.
    — K.b. Mensah, The Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2021
  • The Fifth Avenue store was appraised at $650 million a little more than a year ago.
    — Suzanne Kapner, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Each attendee is invited to bring in one to two items for Ivankovich to appraise via Zoom.
    — courant.com, 16 Apr. 2021
  • The girls watched the designs turn into molds, learned how to correctly appraise the price of their items, and how to market them.
    — Annika Hom, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Aug. 2019
  • The painting was taken down on Dec. 27 and driven to Landmarks Gallery to be appraised.
    — Jim Stingl, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2018
  • King County tax rolls appraise the land at $2.4 million — up from $1.8 million just a year ago.
    — Nicole Brodeur, The Seattle Times, 30 May 2017
  • The event will last until all ticket holders in line get their item appraised.
    — Doug Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The assessment value is the value of your property as of Jan. 1 of the tax year as appraised by the county.
    — Ownwell, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • The cull was a few years in when Mr. Povlsen arrived at Glenfeshie to appraise the place for possible purchase.
    — New York Times, 5 May 2022
  • So, at sunrise, reunited, Max would pull Quinn tightly to his body, then push the doll away to appraise it.
    — Zach Williams, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Your job is to figure out how to appraise it and find the best venue to sell it, whether that’s at an auction or through an antiques dealer.
    — New York Times, 8 May 2021
  • The city split the $6,400 bill with Alleva to appraise his three properties next to the shelter and soup kitchen, Ward said.
    — Devin Kelly, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Apr. 2018
  • Plus, when homes are in such disrepair, often they are appraised for much less than the amount the borrower needs to fix it up.
    — Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2017
  • Under Kansas law, appraised values set by the county reflect trends of the real estate market.
    — Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2024
  • Before the election of the new board member in May, Bobbitt told the Star-Telegram that state law prohibited the board from capping or limiting appraised values at 5%.
    — Noah Alcala Bach, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2024

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