Example Sentences

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For now, coach Dave Hakstol has gauged progress by team efforts.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2023

The way the FAA has gauged whether Boeing and other companies meet safety standards has been called into question following the Max crashes, less so the safety regulations themselves.

From Washington Post • Oct. 27, 2019

Blum says he is troubled by “a small percentage of the audience” in the US who seem to think the purge is a good idea, judging by reactions he has gauged at screenings.

From The Guardian • Jul. 4, 2018

Best Buy's head of mobile sales, Scott Anderson, said the retailer has gauged demand for the Z10 based on sales at Best Buy stores in Canada.

From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2013

When a diver boasts that he can remain under water two or three minutes—and the boast is very common—he has gauged his endurance by his sensations, not by the clock.

From Tropic Days by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)