measure out
Example Sentences
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He had to hurry, Lifshitz said, and measure out five new plots before the hostages got home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025
Meanwhile in Nevada, lawmakers voted unanimously Tuesday to move a similar measure out of a committee and to the state Assembly floor, after more than a dozen people testified in favor of the resolution.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023
But because of the plan to measure out his innings, the Nationals chose to not put Henry in major league camp for a second straight spring.
From Washington Post • May 31, 2022
And then I read the recipe one more time and measure out the ingredients.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022
You rearrange your posture; you measure out your breathing.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
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