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appraise as in:  appraised value of

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  • I don't know how much it's worth, because I never had it appraised.   (source)
  • She looked appraisingly at Regis.   (source)
    appraisingly = in the manner of someone placing a value on or judging the worth of something
  • The policeman turned to appraise his prisoner in the backseat.   (source)
    appraise = judge the character of
  • The appraiser from Beethovenstraat was here this morning.   (source)
    appraiser = one who places a value on things
  • I am only an appraiser.   (source)
  • I fear that he does not appraise me at much.   (source)
    appraise = place a value on
  • They were severally examined and appraised by old Joe, who chalked the sums he was disposed to give for each, upon the wall, and added them up into a total when he found there was nothing more to come.   (source)
    appraised = evaluated to assign a cash value
  • She held it up to the light, then said we needed to have it appraised.   (source)
  • She shot an appraising glance at Roy.   (source)
    appraising = judging reliability
  • As she questioned me, she studied what I wore, assessing the fabric and appraising the cost of each item and making a judgment about my taste in general.   (source)
    appraising = placing a value on
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  • The interest rate is higher if we borrow over 80% of the home's appraised value.
    appraised = to place a value on or judge the worth of something
  • They will appraise the business -- probably as a multiple of earnings.
  • I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
  • Having long discredited the old systems of mysticism, he now began to discredit the old appraisements of morality.†   (source)
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appraise as in:  appraise the situation

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  • I want to appraise the competition before I settle on a strategy.
    appraise = evaluate
  • She appraised me for a moment.   (source)
    appraised = considered in a thoughtful way
  • He gave his shirt another halfhearted, disgusted appraisal.   (source)
    appraisal = evaluation
  • Appraising myself in the mirror as I brushed my teeth, I kept thinking there were two kinds of adults: There were Peter Van Houtens—miserable creatures who scoured the earth in search of something to hurt. And then there were people like my parents, who walked around zombically, doing whatever they had to do to keep walking around.   (source)
    appraising = evaluating
  • His first error had been one of appraisal: Sharks were stronger than they looked.   (source)
    appraisal = evaluation and judgment
  • "I can't imagine what became of my silver cross," she said, fingering the gold-link necklace under her mink stole as she paused to appraise the big house.   (source)
    appraise = evaluate (consider in a comprehensive way)
  • She was studying, with deliberate appraisal, John Holbrook's bent head and the delicate chiseled line of his profile against the firelight.   (source)
    appraisal = evaluation and judgment
  • She appraised him coolly.   (source)
    appraised = considered in a thoughtful way
  • If one wants to appraise it, it is at once heroic and banal—but who wants to do that?   (source)
    appraise = evaluate
  • Whenever he looked up from his plate he found the general studying him, appraising him narrowly.   (source)
    appraising = evaluating
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  • looked quickly at Juana's old blue skirt, saw the tears in her shawl, appraised the green ribbon on her braids, read...   (source)
    appraised = considered in a comprehensive way
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  • She drew back and gave him an appraising look.†   (source)
  • Then she leaned back in her chair and appraised the Count in a manner acknowledging that she may have underestimated him.†   (source)
  • Lukemeier looked him up and down appraisingly.†   (source)
  • It will appraise the situation.†   (source)
  • I was startled by the size of the group, which stared at me appraisingly and then, one by one, started to smile at me.†   (source)
  • At first, he looked at her without seeing her, then his eyes narrowed, appraised Mariam with interest.†   (source)
  • He appraised at me with an entirely new interest.†   (source)
  • Angelina gave Fred an appraising sort of look.†   (source)
  • It read: "Jim Williams, Mercer House, 429 Bull Street, Tuesday 6:30 P.M." Joe nodded with the solemnity of a jeweler appraising a rare gemstone.†   (source)
  • He and Jutta smuggle the device back to Viktoriastrasse 3 and appraise it beneath an electric lamp.†   (source)
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  • "He's pretty far gone," said Enoch, appraising Martin as a surgeon might assess an all-but-hopeless patient.†   (source)
  • I saw Rose give her a long, appraising, self-confident look.†   (source)
  • S.Q. gave them an appraising look.†   (source)
  • Hilly had it appraised a few years ago and found out it wasn't even a ruby, just a garnet, hardly worth anything.†   (source)
  • He felt defeated as he appraised her on the witness stand.†   (source)
  • A measure of Owen's seriousness was that we could talk about the mothers of all our friends, and Owen could be extremely frank in his appraisal of my mother to me; he could get away with it, because I knew he wasn't joking.†   (source)
  • A view slit in the door opened, and two soft brown eyes studied him appraisingly.†   (source)
  • Mann appraised Hanna, her eyes settling on the ice-cream sandwiches in her hands.†   (source)
  • Most urgent was a sortie into the kitchen to discover whether it was not too late to convert the roast into cold cuts and salads, and then she must greet her son and appraise his friend and make him welcome.†   (source)
  • I had seen her expression when she opened the door, her forced smile as she scrutinized him from head to toe, checking her appraisal of him against that already given to her by Auntie Suyuan.†   (source)
  • She turned her head and appraised the SeaWorld we could see.†   (source)
  • Silvia looked at each of us appraisingly.†   (source)
  • I went with him on appraisals.†   (source)
  • The first sentence was "This tome will endeavor to scrutinize, in quasi-inclusive breadth, the epistemology of ophthalmologically contrived appraisals of ocular systems and the subsequent and requisite exertions imperative for expugnation of injurious states," and as Violet read it out loud to her sister, both children felt the dread that comes when you begin a very boring and difficult book.†   (source)
  • I looked at her appraisingly—large dark eyes set in a full unlined face several shades lighter than my own.†   (source)
  • His gaze became appraising.†   (source)
  • They appraise the scene.†   (source)
  • Ullman looked at Jack coolly and appraisingly.†   (source)
  • Capricorn looked at Mo appraisingly before turning his eyes to the bags and chests his men had filled with coins.†   (source)
  • "You look like a great candidate for the Number," Amy said that first day, appraising him through squinted eyes.†   (source)
  • She gave me an appraising look.†   (source)
  • Small clusters of men shouldered their way through the throng and cast appraising glances at the newcomers-especially at Brawne Lamia.†   (source)
  • The ice-cold eyes appraised me exactly as they had the bed.†   (source)
  • Strigan appraised the makeshift tourniquets the girl had obviously applied.†   (source)
  • Her eyes ran over my figure in an appraising way.†   (source)
  • Outside the window the rain pours down on all the drenched, dark goats and bicycles and children, and I stand here appraising the end of the world.†   (source)
  • The fair, according to one later appraisal, was a more dangerous place to work than a coal mine.†   (source)
  • In my eagerness to get an appraisal from two psychiatrists, and another column to boot, have I done just what Alexis Rivera intended to avoid?†   (source)
  • The younger man could feel himself being appraised.†   (source)
  • LUMA SAT CROSS-LEGGED on the edge of the playing surface, her eyes calm and appraising beneath the bill of her baseball cap.†   (source)
  • The report came up with a disturbingly precise appraisal of Millennium's financial position; Vanger knew just how shaky things were when he first contacted Berger.†   (source)
  • When I first met Linda she had been a climber herself-and an exceptionally gifted one-but she'd given it up after breaking an arm, injuring her back, and subsequently making a cold appraisal of the inherent risks.†   (source)
  • There was such an air of sureness in the way she appraised her surroundings.†   (source)
  • The police turned to appraise his demon cry.†   (source)
  • "I've been wondering," I said, appraising him with mock concern.†   (source)
  • There is equipment to appraise, the technique of firemen to discuss and criticize.†   (source)
  • I've heard quite a lot about you," and he looked Eric appraisingly up and down.†   (source)
  • The appraiser would come.†   (source)
  • The hostess swept him an appraising once-over.†   (source)
  • For a good while, Eragon appraised the contents of the tent, but then restlessness overtook him and he allowed his eyes to drift from the pool of water to the back of Arya's neck.†   (source)
  • Ronnie appraised her.†   (source)
  • All real estate must be appraised.†   (source)
  • Call himself spent plenty of time on self-appraisal.†   (source)
  • She appraises their dwelling.†   (source)
  • Miss Moore appraises me.†   (source)
  • He stared at Woundwort with a detached, appraising air which the General had not encountered for a very long time.†   (source)
  • Nel and Sula walked through this valley of eyes chilled by the wind and heated by the embarrassment of appraising stares.†   (source)
  • He appraises the paragraph and shrugs.†   (source)
  • I asked, and Nora gave me an appraising once-over.†   (source)
  • They led the horses out into the yard and let them stand there a few moments appraising the snow while Judith went back to shut the barn door.†   (source)
  • give Zak an appraising look.†   (source)
  • Cooper's face remained a mask of stern appraisal.†   (source)
  • General Lee, after appraising the situation in February, had been extremely dubious.†   (source)
  • The enormous man rested his hand appraisingly on the American's shoulder.†   (source)
  • At age fifty she was a handsome woman, straight-backed and conscious of her breeding, her thick black hair pulled tightly into a bun, her hazel eyes appraising behind her round spectacles.†   (source)
  • I stand back and appraise Rosie's toenails.†   (source)
  • Theon turned to give her an appraising glance.†   (source)
  • He smirked while appraising their chests.†   (source)
  • His visitor appraised him for a moment before concluding that the professor was speaking the truth.†   (source)
  • I look at it appraisingly, then underline it twice.†   (source)
  • ...There was no joy in that appraisal.†   (source)
  • He leans back to give me an appraising look.†   (source)
  • And now taking my arm with sudden energy, saying, "This way, in here," almost pulling me along as the bell rang again, through a door down a short hall, a satiny bedroom, in which she stood appraising me with a smile, saying, "This is mine," as I looked at her in outrageous disbelief.†   (source)
  • He is left with the small boy, who sits, scratching his leg, glancing over at him appraisingly.†   (source)
  • She stepped forward, shook Iona's hand firmly, gave her a quick, no-nonsense appraisal.†   (source)
  • She must've noted his appraisal, because she said, "I helped revise the manual on interrogation techniques, Puller, so spare yourself the embarrassment of trying to read me."†   (source)
  • It was I who kept our love bidden as a guilty secret-they merely treated it for what it was by my own appraisal.†   (source)
  • Jalil has this habit of not turning his head much, just moving his eyes, skeptical, appraising, not impressed by much.†   (source)
  • Appraise me as a prospective purchase, Mr. Cinque.†   (source)
  • Then, too, she would have advised against my marriage to Lelia, the lengthy Anglican goddess, who'd measure me ceaselessly while I slept, continually appraise our vast differences, count up the ways.†   (source)
  • In shooting, assessment, and appraisal.†   (source)
  • Rusty turned it over in her hand, studying it the way an appraiser might.†   (source)
  • "You looked terrific," I told her on the way home every Friday night, which was the absolute truth; Sally Jean backed up my every appraisal.†   (source)
  • Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half truths to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal, so must we see the need for nonviolent gadflies to create the kind of tension in society that will help men rise from the dark depths of prejudice and racism to the majestic heights of understanding and brotherhood.†   (source)
  • Ralph appraised her with a sideways look.†   (source)
  • (She appraises HORNBECK, puzzled) I never would have expected you to write an article like this†   (source)
  • His eyes appraised my every movement.†   (source)
  • Peters watched him coolly, appraising him like a professional gambler across the table.†   (source)
  • Each of us went about our business, with slow deliberateness, each being very careful not to stare at the other and at the same time sneaking glances, appraising, evaluating.†   (source)
  • They came in and the surgeon looked at Tom, appraising.†   (source)
  • The thought that now it would all have to be inventoried and appraised was only another headache.†   (source)
  • KATE'S face loses its remaining hope, still appraising her youth.†   (source)
  • She raised her head, appraising my reaction.†   (source)
  • Was he now, in his silence, measuring her, appraising her?†   (source)
  • But the bush boy seemed in no way perturbed; his appraisal went methodically on.†   (source)
  • She could see Joy observing sidewise how he handled his knife and fork and she saw too that every few minutes, the boy would dart a keen appraising glance at the girl as if he were trying to attract her attention.†   (source)
  • They stop in the doorway to stare appraisingly at her.†   (source)
  • She was looking at me with neither appraisal nor welcome.†   (source)
  • Mr. Doans gave her homework a long appraisal when she brought it by, next morning.†   (source)
  • Streaks of light probed from room to room and dived under the chairs and tables like thieves or appraisers.†   (source)
  • Also, check Graham, the appraiser.†   (source)
  • Hermione cast an appraising eye over the veiled figure.†   (source)
  • She saw me appraising and gave me a grin.†   (source)
  • Voldemort was gazing at Morfin as though appraising his possibilities.†   (source)
  • Scrimgeour gave Harry a cold, appraising look.†   (source)
  • Despite being a chronic alcoholic, he was, in the appraisal of one doctor, a man of "fine physique."†   (source)
  • Sato turned fully to Langdon now, her small eyes appraising him.†   (source)
  • I walk around to close the back door and appraise the 210 broken bottles of beer, still bubbling.†   (source)
  • He swung his shrewd, appraising gaze over to me.†   (source)
  • Mona raised her chin and appraised Hanna's dirty hair, crooked dress, and tear-stained face.†   (source)
  • According to An Appraisal ofMagical Education in Europe, it puts a lot of emphasis on the Dark Arts.†   (source)
  • Alice appraised me as I got into her Porsche.†   (source)
  • I appraised it for a long moment, playing with her a bit.†   (source)
  • I could see his eyes appraising Jacob, and looking satisfied at his obvious youth.†   (source)
  • S.Q. came up and looked appraisingly at them.†   (source)
  • Riddle did not look remotely abashed; he was still staring coldly and appraisingly at Dumbledore.†   (source)
  • His eyes appraised me, taking in the damp hair, the tattered shirt.†   (source)
  • Emmett's laughter stopped at once, and he studied me with appraising eyes.†   (source)
  • His eyes were appraising as they raked quickly over my dress.†   (source)
  • The two stood for long moments appraising each other.†   (source)
  • She had to think; she had to appraise the situation.†   (source)
  • Beside the calm, sane, appraising eyes of the dogs, her eyes looked crazy.†   (source)
  • Turning to Max, Bram calmly appraised him.†   (source)
  • She appraised her mother for signs of damage.†   (source)
  • It was another reason why John was needed at home, to appraise the situation for himself.†   (source)
  • Salander took an appraising look around.†   (source)
  • Richard's eyes, though, locked on his in a cool, almost confident appraisal.†   (source)
  • But no. The furniture appraiser had promised to stop by this afternoon.†   (source)
  • He takes another look, and she is still watching him, her head tilted in an attitude of appraisal.†   (source)
  • Singbe also told of his time in the baracoons and how he was appraised by Ruiz.†   (source)
  • Judging from the appraising gleam in his eyes, he knew it.†   (source)
  • Luke appraised the game with his thumbs hitched in his pockets.†   (source)
  • The appraisal was not loathsome to him; he was Cain.†   (source)
  • Sitting silently, exhausted from the screaming, she thinks back on that appraising look at dinner.†   (source)
  • Will's father turned at last to appraise the tall man who stood in the door.†   (source)
  • Except to add that your appraisal of my abilities might not be lost on my superiors.†   (source)
  • Mrs. Gervais asked, appraising me coldly with drunken, hostile eyes.†   (source)
  • The actress appraises our friend through a stream of cigarette smoke.†   (source)
  • Quite correctly, in my judgement, for your appraisal was accurate when we spoke over the telephone.†   (source)
  • Osha gave the huge stableboy an appraising look.†   (source)
  • "Our mysterious Gemma," Felicity says, appraising me a bit too closely for comfort.†   (source)
  • I can assure you it will be remedied," he added, with an appraising glance at Max.†   (source)
  • His job was to gather Mr. Hubbard's assets, appraise them, protect them, and report to the court.†   (source)
  • Despite the darkness, she felt Luke appraising her, though he was trying not to be obvious about it.†   (source)
  • They pay me to appraise, not fraternize.†   (source)
  • He laughed with sincere pleasure, appraising Max like a delighted relative.†   (source)
  • She could feel the cool appraisal in his gaze.†   (source)
  • His black eyes appraised me for a second, and then he shrugged.†   (source)
  • "Is that so?" he wondered, cocking his head to appraise her.†   (source)
  • "Mm-hm," the tall, bony man murmured, his eyes appraising me curiously.†   (source)
  • I met her appraising stare and was suddenly determined not to fail.†   (source)
  • Appraising the figure she herself cut in such gatherings, Abigail was good-naturedly realistic.†   (source)
  • Appraisals often contain germane facts, Professor.†   (source)
  • He glanced over my shoulder, his shrewd eyes appraising the activity in the hall.†   (source)
  • Mr. Bumble watches her as if he's appraising a piece of land he might buy.†   (source)
  • The moonlight gleamed in its huge, wet eyes as it appraised Max like some ancient and terrible god.†   (source)
  • It was obvious that her eyes appraised a distasteful scene.†   (source)
  • It's a percentage based on the aggregate appraised value of ship and cargo.†   (source)
  • He looked at the two men, appraisal in his expression.†   (source)
  • She appraises the progress on the building.†   (source)
  • These aren't half bad," Jacob appraised as we pushed them through the cover of the trees.†   (source)
  • They stared at each other with appraising eyes.†   (source)
  • Appraising his mirrored profile with an approving air, he smacked his stout belly and exhaled.†   (source)
  • The bodyguards appraised me like I might have just made their day more interesting.†   (source)
  • The real estate appraisals were complete.†   (source)
  • The European walked around in suede gloves, appraising his artistry, and it was artistry.†   (source)
  • He appraised it and then glanced at the grounds about them, lingering upon the statue of Bram.†   (source)
  • I appraised his fierce expression-the fire in his brilliant eyes.†   (source)
  • I had to make a clear appraisal of my circumstances and the possibilities before me.†   (source)
  • After appraising her, Kolbyt grunted to his cousin.†   (source)
  • She passed the girl and walked directly up to me, appraising me with clear, angry eyes.†   (source)
  • Mrs. Nightwing appraises Pippa during our free time.†   (source)
  • The total appraised value of Seth's real estate was $2,160,000.†   (source)
  • "I like to see their colors in the sun," declared Claudia, appraising the four shimmering trout.†   (source)
  • He looked at me carefully again, appraising the terror in my eyes.†   (source)
  • The nicknames were unfair and did not give an accurate picture or appraisal of the woman.†   (source)
  • Long seconds passed while the smuggler appraised them.†   (source)
  • The words were as misplaced as the captain's appraisal of what he saw.†   (source)
  • Accountants, appraisers, tax advisers, folks like that.†   (source)
  • I felt his hand on my shoulder and turned toward him to see his dark scowling eyes appraising me.†   (source)
  • Once the girl departed, the teacher turned and appraised Max with her mismatched eyes.†   (source)
  • Her expression remained stoic as she appraised Max.†   (source)
  • Others would come during the day, closer appraisals.†   (source)
  • Its report was attached to the inventory, along with the property appraisals.†   (source)
  • The woman stopped, appraising Bourne's reaction.†   (source)
  • Each of the demon's seven heads appraised the little girl with a mixture of fear and wonder.†   (source)
  • And we need to pay the appraisers, the accountants, and the consulting firm.†   (source)
  • "Now," she said, appraising me closely, scrutinizing every feature on my face.†   (source)
  • On the table, the Boy Scout spat, and took a fresh appraisal of Easter.†   (source)
  • She waits, appraises KELLER'S glare and KATE'S uncertainty, and decides to use her weapons.†   (source)
  • I took that as a mild appraisal of the situation.†   (source)
  • He looked at the children critically; but there was in his appraisal no suggestion of scorn.†   (source)
  • They're sending a man into Monarch to dig up collusion between you and that appraiser, Graham.†   (source)
  • Reich wrapped the book, addressed it to Graham, the appraiser, and dropped it into the airslot.†   (source)
  • Powell to Beck: Reich bought it, had it appraised, and sent it as a gift.†   (source)
  • They've got their entire Lab looking for the appraiser.†   (source)
  • Leo looked at Frank appraisingly.†   (source)
  • Jacob appraised me with narrowed eyes.†   (source)
  • Abaddon's eyes were appraising her.†   (source)
  • When we pull back, she holds me at a distance, hands cupping my shoulders, and looks into my face as if she were appraising a painting.†   (source)
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