measuring stick
Example Sentences
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It is the playbook we’ve all become familiar with—sizing up the ethical makeup of our fellow man by using the worst thing they’ve ever said as the measuring stick.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 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
"The real measuring stick of this whole thing is going to be how we keep implementing it," he said.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
That will be the real measuring stick for a Rams team and coach Sean McVay, who is aiming for a third Super Bowl appearance in eight years.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2025
Envies are gone, and the measuring stick is: “Was he loved or was he hated? Is his death felt as a loss or does a kind of joy come of it?”
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
