yardstick

Example Sentences

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Vitinha has already been mentioned several times in this column because he happens to be the yardstick for the best midfielders on the continent.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

According to this yardstick, China’s economy now far exceeds the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Housel: I want to use money as a tool to give the people I love a better life, and avoid using it as a yardstick for status.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Judged by that yardstick, the administration has done well.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

But next to me at the head of the yardstick was a miniature chair of English bone china, white with hand-painted rosebuds.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck