take measure
Example Sentences
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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
"It is time for all victims to grieve and to take measure one last time," said Harrington, speaking in Sacramento at the announcement of DeAngelo's arrest.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2018
She was standing still in a clearing, and I pulled up beside her, grabbing her elbow both to stop myself and to take measure.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
