take the measure of
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You have to learn things—about Ireland, language and the world—to take the measure of his poems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
“I wanted to take the measure of this man who had been my obsession for so long,” he wrote in his memoir, “Escape: My Lifelong War Against Cults.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024
As in ancient Greece or the early United States, citizens can take the measure of the people who want to represent them.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2023
But they also take the measure of candidates, first and foremost, as human beings — ones who reflect the realities of their own lives.
From Washington Post • Oct. 26, 2022
He had told Cersei he intended to take the measure of the city.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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