sizing up

Political pundits sizing up the candidates often sound like sportswriters sizing up athletes.

Denham had been sizing up this new—yet not new—acquaintance, and the process took no time at all.

I dwell on this because I am a little disappointed that you should have made such a mistake in sizing up Milligan.

He strolled about sizing up people, but it was long before just the right face and situation arrived.

It promised to be a rather warm day, Josh predicted, after taking a look around at the sky, and sizing up the breeze.

The benefits of sizing up things in solitude are so great it is a wonder more has not been written on the subject.