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Recent Examples of size up
After 30 minutes of wandering and gawking, I’m being sized up by security.
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Available in sizes up to XXL, this matching set comes with a roomy half-zip pullover and cuffed drawstring waist joggers, complete with deep, functional front pockets for stashing your keys, wallet, or phone.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2024
The set comes in four different colors and seven sizes up to a Split King.
—Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
These are yardstick games because the Rams and Chargers can size up their chances against top-shelf competition — and because losing would feel to them like a ruler rapping across the knuckles.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024
Available in sizes up to XXL, this matching set comes with a roomy half-zip pullover and cuffed drawstring waist joggers, complete with deep, functional front pockets for stashing your keys, wallet, or phone.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2024
The set comes in four different colors and seven sizes up to a Split King.
—Ali Faccenda, Travel + Leisure, 6 Dec. 2024
These are yardstick games because the Rams and Chargers can size up their chances against top-shelf competition — and because losing would feel to them like a ruler rapping across the knuckles.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for size up
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“Size up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/size%20up. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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