take the measure of
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You have to learn things—about Ireland, language and the world—to take the measure of his poems.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
“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
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
When Marks won her quarterfinal, knowing there would be two more matches, she rushed out of the water to take the measure of the changing conditions.
From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2021
"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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