I am not making value judgments, I am simply presenting the facts.
lexicographers do not make value judgments about words when deciding whether they should be entered in the dictionary
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Much of the learning for high-value judgment comes from getting things wrong for years and hearing about it from people smarter than you.—
Neo Lee,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026 But the decision to use one main telecast Emmy to represent only a portion of the genre’s programming is also a value judgment.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 May 2026 In non-coding jobs, there are degrees of functionality informed by value judgments.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026 At its core, this debate is a value judgment about what belongs in a basic high school education.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for value judgment