take measure

Example Sentences

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If the countries decide to move forward with an arms deal, the U.S. will take measure of the arrangement and “deal with it appropriately,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023

At an intersection in Miami’s Little Havana, dozens of cars paused at traffic lights to take measure of the flooded streets beyond.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2022

But as the official machinery began turning in Richmond, constituents and interest groups jockeyed to take measure of a political newcomer in the governor’s office whom many had never met.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2021

I suspect believers and nonbelievers alike would do well to go with the Buddhists on this one and regularly take measure of a universe that’s at once perplexing and comprehensible.

From Slate • Oct. 18, 2021

Then, afraid of being noticed, I stood behind a large man and peeked around him while trying to take measure of where Bear had been brought.

From "Crispin: The Cross of Lead" by Avi