measuring stick
Example Sentences
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Until Ted benches her, however, she is a device, a measuring stick against which Ted and Rebecca stack their values.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2026
The ultimate aim of Best Companies for the Future is to offer a useful measuring stick, not a crystal ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
So for the Lakers, Thursday will be a measuring stick against the best the league has to offer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Similarly, the dispute would shave no more than a few tenths off gross domestic product, the official measuring stick of the economy, they estimate.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
There was a line running clean ’cross his forehead that was so straight it looked like someone had took a measuring stick then cut along it with a knife.
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
