were estimating
- past progressive of estimate.
Example Sentences
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Analysts surveyed by The Wall Street Journal were estimating that producer prices held steady last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Analysts were estimating a profit of $1.58 a share on net sales of $1.42 billion, according to FactSet.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2025
And the party's lawyers were estimating that a further £868,000 could be spent on the case, which had yet to come to full trial.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2023
Analysts on average were estimating a profit of $6.16 per share, according to Refinitiv data.
From Reuters ● May 18, 2023
They were estimating the strength of his endurance and he knew at once that they had been through the same trial one by one until they were broken.
From Harrigan by Brand, Max
