How to Use measure in a Sentence

measure

1 of 2 noun

• The meter is a measure of length.
• She felt equal measures of hope and fear.
• We need to take measures to protect ourselves.
• The dictionary includes a table of weights and measures.
• They were forced to resort to desperate measures.
• An occasion like this calls for some measure of decorum.
• The governor has proposed a number of cost-cutting measures.
• Their actions were motivated in large measure by a desire for revenge.
• The legislature has passed a measure aimed at protecting consumers.
• Then the board voted, and the measure to adopt chaplains failed, 4-3.
  — Michelle Boorstein, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
• Here, the measure was how much egg was left in the pan after cooking.
  — Christa Glennie, wsj.com, 26 Dec. 2023
• The agreement doesn’t specify the measures UKG must put in place.
  — James Rundle, WSJ, 12 July 2023
• This measure may help New York because many of the migrants there have traveled to the state from Venezuela (via Texas).
  — Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2023
• The property’s lot measures 4,788 square feet square feet in area.
  — Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
• Each measure would have passed with or without Price’s vote, records show.
  — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2023
• Reverie also sports a spa on the foredeck and the upper deck for good measure.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2024
• If that motion wins a two-thirds vote in both houses, the measure becomes law.
  — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
• That’s a measure based on how long a storm says at the range of hurricane strength categories.
  — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
• Tough, comedic, and raunchy in equal measure, Sexyy Red made frankness sound like the only option.
  — David Renshaw, WIRED, 26 Dec. 2023
• The push for expansion is hardly new to L.A., but ballot measures to add seats have failed three times in the last 50 years.
  — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
• But a new Stanford study paints a bleak picture about what AI can do when safety measures fall through the cracks.
  — Rachyl Jones, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2023
• On Saturday, the city council passed a measure that would change the names of three streets and re-dedicate a fourth.
  — Stepheny Price, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2024
• The move came after voters approved a 2020 ballot measure to reintroduce the species to the state.
  — Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 30 Dec. 2023
• Before that vote, the U.S. had stood alone in vetoing measures that called for a cease-fire and did not condemn the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2023
• The leash law measure failed five years in a row, before the council finally forced it through in 1972 over White’s veto.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
• The arrest has brought a measure of relief to families of the victims at a moment when the trail appeared to have gone cold.
  — Jake Offenhartz, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
• At the time, the FIGC vowed to implement zero tolerance measures, but the abuse shows no sign of going away.
  — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
• The figures, though, were slightly stronger than the previous measure.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2023
• Rebecca’s return to town has its own measure of friction.
  — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
• The verdict brought the Rhoden family some measure of peace, Tony Rhoden said outside the courthouse afterward.
  — The Enquirer, 15 Apr. 2024

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measure

2 of 2 verb

• He's being measured for a new suit.
• The cloth measures 3 meters.
• His success cannot be measured solely on the basis of his popularity.
• The room measures 15 feet wide by 30 feet long.
• The wrasse measured 18 inches from nose to tail and had a 13-inch girth.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 27 Sep. 2023
• The league likes the drama of a chain gang stretching to measure for that first down.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2023
• Or it can be measured by the length of Jonny Bohne’s beard.
  — Erika Solomon, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
• The soup spoon measures 7.5 inches, and the fork, 7.8 inches long.
  — Stephanie Osmanski, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2023
• On the main floor, the kitchen alone measures a commodious 2,000 square feet.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2024
• The air that fans move in one minute is measured in cubic feet per minute (CFM).
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2024
• His weight is front and center on Thursday when he is measured for the first time and do all the drills.
  — Clarence E. Hill Jr., Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Feb. 2024
• That’s lower than the original PM2.5 of the room, which was measured at 8.2 at the start of testing.
  — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Nov. 2023
• Five weeks into the session, the fathers were measured for their suits.
  — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2024
• Nearly half of this was neck, which measured between 8 and 10 feet long.
  — Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
• The aurora’s strength is measured on a scale of zero to nine, called a Kp-index.
  — Talia Lissauer, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
• Even though the bottle warmer comes with a measuring cup to fill the reservoir, that cup has a rounded bottom.
  — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 18 Sep. 2023
• The device for measuring soot had been obscured by soot.
  — Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
• Use a sewing gauge ($9, Walmart) to measure 2 inches from the point of the triangle; draw a line across the triangle.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2023
• For king salmon measuring less than 20 inches long, the limit is 10 per day.
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
• But mediocrity — as measured by the win-loss record — has never been a friend to BYU football, not for 50-plus years, anyway.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2023
• Kurtz said that council will set goals to measure whether the new strategy is working.
  — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
• During a call with investors, it was revealed that the Cybertruck will measure less than 19 feet bumper to bumper but have a bed over six feet in length.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 July 2023
• Despite measuring 15 feet in length and just over six feet in height, the Type Holidays has more than enough room for four adults to travel and sleep.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2023
• Among the tips and tricks offered by Redditors: Try a a long metal bar spoon or a half-teaspoon measuring spoon.
  — Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
• The lot of the property is substantial, measuring 6,120 square feet.
  — Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
• Let the water run until the hot water pipe is clear of any water that cooled in the pipes since the last shower, then measure the temperature.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
• For four days in a row, thermometers documented the hottest days to ever be measured.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 July 2023
• There is another way farmers like Highfill can measure whether times are good or bad.
  — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 11 June 2023
• However, the two-time All-Pac-12 honoree and third-team All-American’s arms measured over the 34 inch threshold at the combine, boosting his draft stock even higher.
  — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024
• The value of exports rose 7 percent in dollar terms in January and February from a year earlier, and 10 percent when measured in China’s currency, the renminbi.
  — Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024