take the measure of
Example Sentences
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So it’s time to really take the measure of AI slop: which of it is deceptive, which amusing and which merely an avoidable nuisance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
Unable to say no to the woman he thinks of as his “puppet-mistress,” Gabriel flies to Guatemala to take the measure of an ex-priest who is now a left-wing presidential candidate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2025
What that analysis overlooks, however, is the jury’s natural desire to take the measure of the woman who propelled the crisis and about whom they had heard so much.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2024
But they also take the measure of candidates, first and foremost, as human beings — ones who reflect the realities of their own lives.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 26, 2022
‘Even if two activities are alike social constructions,’ he writes, ‘if you want to take the measure of either, it is the differences you must keep in mind.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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