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How to use measure in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Measure means moderation, temperance. Example: “Mom's rage has no measure.”

Examples of measure by meaning

nounA limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.).

  • Mom's rage has no measure.
  • but there is never found a foolish man who knows the measure of his stomach2005, J Coarguo, Hávamál: The Words of the High One a Personal Interpretation
  • They have gloried to this day, the tedious interminable big-screen replays of that golden summer irritating beyond measure.25 August 2009, Mike Selvey, The Guardian

nounA receptacle or vessel of a standard size, capacity etc. as used to deal out specific quantities of some substance.

  • a measure of salt

nounA standard against which something can be judged; a way of measuring it; a criterion for it.

  • By what measure should we judge the performance of our teachers?
  • Honesty is the true measure of a man.
  • City were also the victors on that occasion 56 years ago, winning 5-0, but this visit was portrayed as a measure of their progress against the 19-time champions.2011 October 23, Phil McNulty, “Man Utd 1-6 Man City”, in BBC Sport

nounAny of various standard units of capacity.

  • The villagers paid a tithe of a thousand measures of corn.

nounA unit of measurement.

  • The fragments shrank by increments of about three kilodaltons (a measure of molecular weight).1993, Scientific American, February 33.3

nounA bed or stratum.

  • coal measures; lead measures
  • For many years the coal measures on the shores of Lough Allen were worked only in the most primitive fashion, and the coal was transported laboriously in the inevitable ass carts of the Irish peasant.1951 May, R. K. Kirkland, “The Cavan & Leitrim Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 339

nounA number which is contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder; a divisor or factor.

  • the greatest common measure of two or more numbers

nounA dance.

  • Their feet played tricks to the beat of the tireless measure, that exquisitely asinine blare which is England's punishment for having lost America.1922, Michael Arlen, “2/2/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days

More sentences with measure

  • How to measure marketing? Use these key metrics for measuring marketing effectiveness.From the entry metric
  • A floor that measures 4 feet square has an area of 16 square feet.From the entry square
  • The Court questioned the opportunity of introducing these measures in such an uncertain economic climate.From the entry opportunity
  • You should bend the G slightly sharp in the next measure.From the entry bend
  • I notched a rod and used it to measure the length of rope to cut.From the entry rod
  • Measure the depth of the water in this part of the bay.From the entry depth
  • Other devices measure water flow in streams fed by melted ice.From the entry flow
  • British people measure their weight in stones and pounds. I weigh eight stone five.From the entry stone
  • The results of the field survey look random by several different measures.From the entry random
  • Schoolchildren take a battery of standard tests to measure their progress.From the entry battery
  • While this new measure provided money for research, it also purported to cut spending overall.From the entry overall
  • The headmaster wondered what an appropriate measure would be to make the pupil behave better.From the entry appropriate
  • We approve the measure of the administration, for it is an excellent decision.From the entry approve
  • This guy, here, controls the current, and this guy, here, measures the voltage.From the entry guy
  • Photographers use a photometer to measure the density of light from a scene.From the entry density of light
  • Early physicists developed insightful methods for measuring the speed of light.From the entry speed of light
  • We used the number of cites as a rough measure of the significance of each published paper.From the entry cite
  • Other measures, such as compensation for victims, will be enshrined in the proposed new law.From the entry enshrine
  • Files in the Internet zone are blocked by default, as a security measure.From the entry zone
  • Some people support the measure, but the community at large will probably be against it.From the entry at large
  • They were looking for some measuring equipment they had placed in the ice earlier.From the entry earlier
  • Measure carefully before cutting, or the entire structure will turn out cattywampus.From the entry cattywampus
  • It's a passable substitute, but it will never measure up to the original.From the entry measure up
  • He tossed in a couple of extra shirts for good measure and closed the suitcase.From the entry for good measure
  • The snake milker massages the glands to extract the full measure of venom during each milking.From the entry milker
  • The planate, measuring several kilometres across, was formed by wind erosion.From the entry planate
  • I think the third data point is inaccurate. Let's measure it again.From the entry data point

Meaning of measure

  1. noun Moderation, temperance.
  2. noun A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.).
  3. noun An (unspecified) portion or quantity.

Full definition of measure

Questions about measure in a sentence

How do you use measure in a sentence?
Measure is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Mom's rage has no measure.”
What is a short sentence with measure?
“a measure of salt”
What does measure mean?
Measure means moderation, temperance.

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