on a scale of

idiom

used with a range of numbers to show the size, strength, or quality of something
I liked it. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give the movie a 9.

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Instead, the clearest smoking gun in De Pauw’s data is actually much simpler: subjective rating of effort, which was assessed on a scale of 6 to 20 every four laps. Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 4 Nov. 2024 Fallon then asked the guests to rate Halloween candy on a scale of one to five booms. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024 Plans are rated by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on a scale of 1 (low) to 5 (high) based on a basket of measures that capture a Medicare Advantage health plan’s clinical performance and member experience. Sachin H. Jain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 And per a 10-year analysis done by the American Psychological Association, parental stress has only increased since 2013, with 33 percent of parents in 2023 rating their stress levels between and eight and 10 (on a scale of 1 to 10) compared to 20 percent of non-parents surveyed last year. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on a scale of 

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“On a scale of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20a%20scale%20of. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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