tape measure

Example Sentences

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Stanley declined to say what will happen to the building that houses the tape measure factory.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Use a flexible tape measure and wrap it around the narrowest part of your neck, keeping the tape snug but not tight.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2025

Scientists on the expedition measured the coral using a type of tape measure under water.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2024

What I learned from my nightmarish Los Angeles apartment hunt: bring a tape measure, have the attorney general on speed-dial and “room with a view” is subjective.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 29, 2024

And why hadn’t I asked what that knife and tape measure are going to cost?

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich