take the measure of
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How can we take the measure of, or get to know, any person, especially a writer who, by his own admission, shied away from obvious forms of self-exposure?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“I wanted to take the measure of this man who had been my obsession for so long,” he wrote in his memoir, “Escape: My Lifelong War Against Cults.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024
And after director Florian Zeller pushed Anthony Hopkins to a best-actor win for “The Father,” pundits will be eager to take the measure of Hugh Jackman in Zeller’s latest family drama, “The Son.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
How will we take the measure of what we are doing two years after it all began?
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2022
"I'll tell you when I know. Schemes are like fruit, they require a certain ripening. Right now, I have a mind to ride through the streets and take the measure of this city."
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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