yardstick

Example Sentences

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And where we’ve taken pictures of our children every December since 2009, something of a yardstick for their youth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Warsh has a preferred way to measure inflation that produces a result nearly a full percentage point lower than the Fed’s currently preferred yardstick.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

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

He straightened up again and fumbled at his side, perhaps for a yardstick.

From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson