How to Use assess in a Sentence

assess

verb
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  • 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.
  • Instead, officials have informed people of the hazards and how to safely assess and clean their homes.
    — Jessica Flores, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The next step is fact-finding, in which experts will try to determine what the district can afford and assess the costs of the contract proposals from each side.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Atypical Critics features autistic food critics who descend upon restaurants to assess chefs and their three-course meals.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The latter is assessed with respect to a specific use, condition, or indication.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2023
  • That means taking a step back to assess the current state of your business, its potential opportunities and threats, and how best to move forward—rather than just muddling through.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2023
  • This technique has already shown encouraging results in the early detection of non-small cell lung cancer and could also be used to assess response to treatment.
    — Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Mar. 2023
  • This information enables managers to assess meeting patterns and adjust workloads as needed.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Technology also enables collecting and sharing data or mapping the status of an area, to help assess the type, amount and location of post-disaster debris.
    — Pinar Keskinocak, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • The channel added that the complaints have been assessed and some, but not all, have been upheld.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024

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