sizing up

Example Sentences

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But at the very least, investors should make sure the spending is counted when they’re sizing up the market.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But while that once meant sizing up a candidate’s experience and credentials against the going market rate, it increasingly means feeding the candidate’s personal data into an algorithm.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

If there’s one quality that Cignetti prizes above almost all others when sizing up a potential recruit, it’s hip, knee and ankle mobility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Now, when sizing up a stock for an activist campaign, Block avoids those held primarily by retail traders or whose top shareholders are index funds.

From Barron's • Oct. 8, 2025

He sounded like a Moses sizing up the promised land, which was not too far from the truth.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik