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How to use sizing in a sentence

15 example sentences · noun

Sizing means a gelatinous glue for glazing or sizing canvas, paper, plaster or wood; often made from animal skins. Example: “Sizing the other woman up, doing a little consulting of their gaydars.”

More sentences with sizing

  • Sizing the other woman up, doing a little consulting of their gaydars.2024 February 25, Queerious, “The Deadname Meme”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2024. From the entry gaydar
  • Sizing up the padlock, Mac slapped at a webbing pocket for his lock jiggers, but felt nothing.2010, Mark Abernethy, Second Strike, →ISBN, page 19. From the entry jigger
  • In sizing up his first season with the Smart Set, Indianapolis-based columnist Will M.2009, Lynn Abbott, Doug Seroff, Ragged but Right, page 91. From the entry natively
  • He unhooded the falcon, and she snapped her brown and white head around, sizing up the surroundings.2002, Stephen Stuebner, Cool North Wind: Morley Nelson's Life with Birds of Prey, page 109. From the entry unhood
  • So this is where they come from, Ruineux thinks, sizing up the sooty apparition.2002, Edward Desautels, A Flicker in the Porthole Glass. From the entry ventman
  • He ‘sat down’ for days, regaining his strength, quietly sizing up his little kingdom.1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 27. From the entry sit down
  • First there is no universal sizing system for carving tools.2026 August, Shea Alexander, “Basic Relief Carving Techniques”, in Popular Woodworking, volume 290, number 4, page 27. From the entry universal
  • They take their time sizing each other up since they both know their motives might not be entirely honest.2023 October 18, Murtada Elfadl, “Killers Of The Flower Moon review: Martin Scorsese's uniquely American tragedy”, in AV Club. From the entry enmesh
  • She approaches like she’s sizing them up.2017 July 16, Brandon Nowalk, “Chickens and dragons come home to roost on Game Of Thrones (newbies)”, in The Onion AV Club, archived from…. From the entry size up
  • A quilled lionfish was face to face with a saurian moray eel, sizing it up before swimming on.2011, Alesa Corrin, Jonathan: The Griffin Prince, AuthorHouse, published 2011, →ISBN, page 234. From the entry quilled
  • Those familiar with drop forging are accustomed to sizing drop hammers as 1 ton or 5 ton or whatever.1991, Dr J. McQuaid, “The 'Size' of the No.2 Hammer”, in The Cutting Edge. From the entry tup
  • To ensure consistent sizing for all images, you should give each image in the skybox the same pixel width and height dimensions.2007, Stephen Cawood, Pat McGee, Microsoft XNA Game Studio Creator's Guide. From the entry skybox
  • Sizing the acetabulum on an orthogonal lateral view of the acetabulum will provide additional insight on sizing, particularly in the nonhemispheric acetabulae.1999, Ray C. Wasielowski, “Pelvis, Hip, and Femur Reconstruction”, in Ray Baratz, editors, Orthopaedic Surgery, →ISBN, page 499. From the entry acetabulae
  • Absorbent ground canvas intended for mural purposes should, while being prined, be given a sizing of casein or gelatin on the reverse side.1939, Raphael Doktor, Canvas Adhesives. From the entry absorbent ground
  • Aromatics, sometimes referred to as reodorants, are added to fabric sizing to disguise the glue or casein smell, leaving the product with a fine fresh odor.1984, Nicholas Basta, George T. Austin, Shreve's Chemical Process Industries Handbook, 5th edition, page 485. From the entry reodorant

Meaning of sizing

  1. noun A gelatinous glue for glazing or sizing canvas, paper, plaster or wood; often made from animal skins.
  2. noun Paste.
  3. noun A weak glue used in various trades; size.

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Questions about sizing in a sentence

How do you use sizing in a sentence?
Sizing is used as a noun. For example: “Sizing the other woman up, doing a little consulting of their gaydars.”
What is a short sentence with sizing?
“She approaches like she’s sizing them up.”
What does sizing mean?
Sizing means a gelatinous glue for glazing or sizing canvas, paper, plaster or wood; often made from animal skins.

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