size up
Example Sentences
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AI is making “A” grades easier to come by, a new study shows—and making them less useful to employers trying to size up college graduates.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The measure is a helpful way to easily size up housing costs, but it isn’t perfectly applicable to the real world.
From Barron's • Nov. 9, 2025
These are yardstick games because the Rams and Chargers can size up their chances against top-shelf competition — and because losing would feel to them like a ruler rapping across the knuckles.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024
Payments are fixed by property size, up to a maximum of four bedrooms, and are subject to a nationwide cap that limits claims in several parts of London.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024
Slowly, I looked around to size up the others as I took a seat, easing down by a woman who resembled Mother Lois in her coloring.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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