sizing up
Example Sentences
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“We’re ants, we’re nothing,” I remember him saying, sizing up the state of the American left.
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
“The sizing up of this fund is a reflection of this massive technology shift with AI,” said David George, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, who leads the firm’s growth investing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
But while that once meant sizing up a candidate’s experience and credentials against the going market rate, it increasingly means feeding the candidate’s personal data into an algorithm.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 1, 2026
Now, when sizing up a stock for an activist campaign, Block avoids those held primarily by retail traders or whose top shareholders are index funds.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2025
Shackleton and Worsley walked some distance along the beach, sizing up their location.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
