yardstick

Example Sentences

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The result may not be the yardstick for England.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

Ubisoft reported Thursday that its preferred "net bookings" yardstick, which excludes revenue from deferred sales, climbed 12 percent year-on-year to almost 340 million euros in its third quarter.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

A barrel of Brent, the global oil yardstick, is now selling for about $66, and benchmark U.S. crude for around $61.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

By the yardstick of its own goals, the nation’s second-largest school system is likely to fall short by nearly every parameter — taking in sample measures of literacy, math and social emotional learning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2026

However, to make any sort of measurement, you need a standard, a common yardstick, to compare to the size of the lines.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife