sizing up

Example Sentences

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Typically investors sizing up builders compare price to book value, which measures what a company would be worth if liquidated.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

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

He recalled being drawn to poker because it required problem solving and sizing up the strengths of one’s own position against the opponent’s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

She looked at Ifemelu, a frank sizing up that was not shy to be a frank sizing up.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie