How to Use leveler in a Sentence

leveler

noun
  • Between the mighty and the modest, truth is the great leveler.
    NBC News, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Grateful for the Extra Time: Chemo is the great leveler.
    Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
  • In his words, ‘‘If done right this could be a great leveler that makes the world a little bit fairer.
    Josh Wilson, Forbes, 24 Apr. 2022
  • As long as the leveler is not too thick, nails should be able to penetrate it and catch the wood below.
    BostonGlobe.com, 21 Mar. 2021
  • The great leveler for every woman seems to be aging and how hard that is.
    John Wilkens, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 June 2017
  • But for a short time, fire was the great leveler in a region where the wealthiest 1 percent of people makes 20 times more than the rest.
    Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2017
  • As Monty Burns would say, sitting is the great leveler.
    Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2018
  • Willian tapped in Chelsea's opener in the 13th minute, and extra time was looming after Dan Gosling curled in a 90th-minute leveler.
    USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2017
  • The leveler needs to be attached securely to the ladder so nothing slips out of place.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • The West military support for Ukraine, has been a leveler (ph).
    ABC News, 1 May 2022
  • With this laser leveler, any DIYer will be able to straighten anything in their sights.
    Mark Stock, Men's Health, 3 Dec. 2022
  • In a sense, the digital pivot has been a great leveler, Villar said.
    Taylor Telford, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Even though there was an age difference, music was the great leveler.
    Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 13 June 2018
  • Contemporary is salmon with filings of earthy truffle and a hit of lemon juice as a leveler.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Grief is the great leveler, and at the same time, everybody grieves differently.
    Thelma Adams, Variety, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The virus, such a minuscule speck of disease, has proved to be both a great leveler and great divider of humanity.
    John Leicester and Mauricio Savarese, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021
  • What of people who want to be politicians but come from outside the existing clubs of power, and for whom Twitter might be a leveler?
    WIRED, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The greatest leveler in sports offers hope to the terrible and reality to the hot-streaking.
    Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 23 May 2022
  • The round metal piece comes in eight hues, including yellow, green, and white, and has helpful features like adjustable height levelers and curved edges to prevent items from spilling.
    Rachel Simon, Travel + Leisure, 5 May 2023
  • The leveler was a thunderous 25-yard strike from Mario Lemina that flew into the top corner, giving Ben Foster no chance.
    SI.com, 3 Feb. 2018
  • In a country with fewer and fewer social levelers--the draft ended in 1973--a college kid might learn more from a dozen weeks on a road crew than haunting any corporate suite, paid or not.
    Time, 29 June 2017
  • The outage could have been a great leveler, each of us Titanic survivors, huddled together and bobbing in the sea, waiting for rescue.
    Raven Smith, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Plus, any hopes that the pandemic and the global experience of working from home would be a leveler for women were quickly dampened.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The United goalkeeper stood tall to deny Sigurdsson as the men in blue pushed for a leveler and the atmosphere Mourinho called for in his program notes began to wane.
    USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2017
  • The Frenchman then however fired his clearance straight at the Stoke striker, who despite a heavy collision managed to remain composed to slot home a gift of a leveler.
    SI.com, 7 Apr. 2018
  • Proponents say the option is a leveler, creating an opening for small investors who might otherwise be priced out of the stock market.
    Washington Post, 10 July 2020
  • Cordyceps is the great leveler, spawned by our relentless consumption.
    Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Money is the great leveler in the industry, absolving all sins, including creative ones.
    Mark Olsenstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2020
  • There is no question in my mind that education represents the great leveler in society.
    Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022
  • It’s that Grassroots is advocating for a leveler playing field.
    Amelia Arvesen, Outside Online, 16 Jan. 2020

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