How to Use measure out in a Sentence

measure out

verb
  • Even measuring out the ingredients are steps kids can help with, and can be a good math lesson, too.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Many single-cup units use pods, which eliminates the need for grinding beans and measuring out grounds.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Grease baking trays and measure out cookies using 1/3 cup as a measure.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
  • To figure out exactly how much to use in baking recipes, measure out about three to four tablespoons per egg needed.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The hand that extends toward food is met with bullets, with metal, with disdain measured out as policy.
    — Alaa Alqaisi august 13, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2025
  • But this timekeeper goes to sixteen, measuring out an interminably long, thirty-two-hour day.
    — Alex Jovanovich, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
  • This means that 1 1/2 teaspoons measures out to a 1/2-tablespoon.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Ingredients for anything bakeable are measured out in bowls, vegetables are cut and butter is pre-herbed.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Just be sure to measure out the correct dimensions before adding to cart, or risk being stuck with too short curtain capris or overly long drapes that will feel like a drag on your space.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Leonora measures out her days in courtesies and slights, the former dominating the beginning of the book, the latter rapidly gaining ground.
    — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Use a spoon or small cookie scoop to measure out 1 tablespoon-sized balls of dough, rolling them in the almond mixture to coat evenly before placing them on the cookie sheet, a dozen per sheet.
    — Laura McLively, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
  • The measure passed 5-4, with just two Democrats joining three Republicans to move the measure out of committee.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
  • Numbers are being somewhat inflated by the fact that Nielsen is measuring out of market viewership to a greater extent than previous years.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
  • Shawn joins us a moment later, and he is reserved, not hostile but preternaturally wary, measuring out his words with pauses and deference cut with self-possession.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • For some, the appeal lies in the familiarity of measuring out liquid detergent, while others lap up the simplicity and convenience of the pods.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 1 June 2026
  • In the nearby museum were 13 little amphoras, used to measure out the precise dosage of hemlock solution to execute such prisoners.
    — Sarah Manguso, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
  • Nielsen, for instance, has a system for measuring out-of-home viewing, but the huge viewing parties in the streets of New York aren’t realistically counted in the company’s total.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 June 2026
  • But the Contra Costa Taxpayers Association has launched a campaign against the measure out of concern the limits will hamper new home development at a time when the state is grappling with a housing crisis.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
  • The prosecutor said Laurie and her mother undertook several safety measures out of fear, such as removing knives from the home, changing the locks and, finally, pursuing a restraining order against Bushey and taking steps to evict him.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The prosecutor said Laurie and her mother undertook several safety measures out of fear, such as removing knives from the home, changing the locks, and finally, pursuing a restraining order against Bushey and taking steps to evict him.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Bushey’s hostile behavior following his sister’s arrival caused Laurie and her mother to take several safety measures out of fear, such as removing knives from the home, changing the locks, and finally pursuing a restraining order against Bushey and taking steps to evict him, Pirrello said.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026

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