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Recent Examples of size up
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.
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
With votes still being counted in the 2024 election, at least two dozen ambitious House members are already sizing up runs for higher office in 2026, Axios has learned.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Order a size up to give you more ease in the pants and sweatshirt.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 29 Oct. 2024
Order one size up for an oversized fit that layers perfectly over cozy knits.
—Esme Benjamin, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
With votes still being counted in the 2024 election, at least two dozen ambitious House members are already sizing up runs for higher office in 2026, Axios has learned.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 27 Nov. 2024
Order a size up to give you more ease in the pants and sweatshirt.
—Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 29 Oct. 2024
Order one size up for an oversized fit that layers perfectly over cozy knits.
—Esme Benjamin, People.com, 18 Oct. 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 30 Dec. 2024.
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