How to Use measurement in a Sentence

measurement

noun
  • The test is for the measurement of a student's progress.
  • The instruments are used for taking measurements of atmospheric conditions.
  • Accurate measurements are required in carpentry.
  • The tailor took his measurements, and his waist measurement is 36 inches.
  • The instruments provide accurate measurement of atmospheric conditions.
  • The room's measurements are 30 by 15 feet.
  • The chip is used for first-down measurements.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Some even do hip and waist measurements.
    — Anna Halkidis, Parents, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And again, there’s no measurement for that.
    — Elise Devlin, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Pratt sees measurement as the bridge.
    — Kiri Masters, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The full list of wind speed measurements can be found online.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Subtract your band size from your bust measurement to find your cup size.
    — Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, 27 Apr. 2022
  • What is the measurement around your rib cage right under your breasts?
    — Mary Cella, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2022
  • But that measurement is in grams and doesn’t translate to cup size.
    — Ashley Abramson, SELF, 11 Apr. 2022
  • That also is a six-week high in those measurements.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Apr. 2026
  • All of these shapes adhere to the same measurements.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Some schools have a two-inch wide measurement on tank tops, which means no spaghetti straps.
    — Toby Rose, Parents, 29 July 2025
  • Then, take two blood pressure measurements, one minute apart.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Please see our detailed charts (above) for each phone's measurements.
    — PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Still, that ranks as the 13th largest one-month jump, by this measurement.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Based on rough measurements, most of the area saw about 4 inches of snow.
    — Jordan Green, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The standard measurement for light is lux.
    — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
  • There is a simple measurement to know how much of a fruit counts as a serving.
    — Merve Ceylan, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Then measure to the center of the stiles and set the jig to that measurement.
    — Hannah Bruneman, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Apr. 2023
  • Many of those measurements came from balloons.
    — Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 27 May 2026
  • Compare your height to the measurements to find the best beach towel for you.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, PEOPLE.com, 16 May 2022
  • Volume measurements of barley and oats were still marked on a wall.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • But over the past decade or so, that view has run up against other measurements that don’t seem to match.
    — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 2 Mar. 2026
  • At its center, the hole should be no deeper than your measurement of the root ball.
    — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 28 Aug. 2021
  • The measurement of time on and off the track are relative, though.
    — al, 22 Apr. 2022

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