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
Pull the other tape measure out from the other nail.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2022
Five years ago, she would have fled the kitchen in tears if I had asked her to measure out six tablespoons of olive oil.
From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2022
And then I read the recipe one more time and measure out the ingredients.
From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022
“He used to measure out short lengths of fabric by wrapping them around his wrist.”
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
