size up
Example Sentences
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The Wall Street Journal plunked down $1,300 so I could size up the new Miami outpost, a 34,000-square-foot temple to luxury travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
As America celebrates 250 years, we size up how it’s been portrayed in, and has shaped, what we watch, listen to and read.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
I checked in for two nights to size up this budget option in a destination where the average daily hotel-room rate topped $280 in 2025, according to CoStar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026
The world's biggest car show opens Friday in Beijing, with hundreds of thousands of auto fans expected to descend on the Chinese capital to size up the latest sleek, teched-out models on the market.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
I could size up a horse by the time I was eight, and a good thing too.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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