How to Use measuring tape in a Sentence

measuring tape

noun
  • Get a measuring tape and mark the distance with tape or a piece of chalk.
    — Leah Groth, Health, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Avoid holding your breath or pulling the measuring tape too tight.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Time to throw away those eye drops and get out the measuring tape, perhaps?
    — Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Always bring a measuring tape and an idea of the sizing in your rooms.
    — Heather Bien, Martha Stewart, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Throw in chalk, a measuring tape, a thimble, and some color pins.
    — Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Use a cloth measuring tape and measure around the widest part of your dog’s chest to find their exact size.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025
  • But there’s no need to get out a measuring tape to calculate the winner.
    — Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 20 June 2024
  • Break out the measuring tape and position them in a tidy layout.
    — Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Keep a measuring tape on hand to ensure that your 'pack is big enough to hold your textbooks and laptop.
    — Kelsey Stiegman, seventeen.com, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Tulip bulb sizes vary, so instead of using a measuring tape, strive to plant tulips about three times as deep as their size.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Use a measuring tape at home to determine your measurements and find the right size for you.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
  • Think Cliff Clavin with a measuring tape and a pencil behind one ear.
    — Joan Herlong, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
  • Before investing in a pendant light, put your measuring tape to work.
    — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Before investing in a pendant light, put your measuring tape to work.
    — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 June 2025
  • As such, the measuring tape can play a big role for these two positions in particular.
    — American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The package includes a sharp art knife with five replaceable blades, measuring tape, and two smoothers (one edged with soft felt).
    — Monica Bell, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Aug. 2024
  • To start, take accurate measurements of your bust, waist, and hips using a measuring tape.
    — Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 21 June 2024
  • For owners like Jord hoping to measure their dog's height, place the measuring tape at the base of one of your dog's front paws.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Repeat across jute length, using a measuring tape, if desired, to evenly space ticket strips.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 June 2023
  • So, measuring tape in hand, Hopkins collected the data to prove her point.
    — Julianna Lemieux, Scientific American, 11 July 2024
  • With a drill bit almost as tall as himself, one of the volunteers bored a hole and dropped in a measuring tape with fold-out brass arms at its end.
    — Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
  • Measure around your torso from right underneath the bust, so that the measuring tape is parallel to the floor.
    — Esmé Epstein, Health, 16 June 2023
  • Here are the top six types of furniture that designers are always on the hunt for at thrift stores—just don’t forget to bring your measuring tape.
    — Cori Sears, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Take the same measuring tape with your bra on and measure around the fullest part of your bust and your back, keeping the measuring tape parallel to the floor.
    — Esmé Epstein, Health, 16 June 2023
  • How to measure your ring size The easiest way to determine someone’s ring size is with a sewing measuring tape.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Start by measuring the dimensions of the location with a measuring tape.
    — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Measure the width of the wallpaper piece with the measuring tape and draw a corresponding pencil line on the wall with the straightedge.
    — Emma Phelps, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Then, using a measuring tape, determine the distance between the trellis and the wall to ensure the wire will be cut to the correct length.
    — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Position a flexible measuring tape at your waist, which is usually just above your belly button.
    — Heidi Cope, Health, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Position a flexible measuring tape around this spot, which is usually just above your belly button.
    — Heidi Cope, Health, 15 Sep. 2025

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