How to Use rubric in a Sentence

rubric

noun
  • And the reason for this is bound up with part three of the rubric.
    — Vanityfair.com, VanityFair.com, 23 May 2017
  • None of it makes sense through the rubric of a news division.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 9 June 2021
  • Here are a few guidelines to apply this rubric to your own life.
    — Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic, 7 July 2022
  • Schools are very good at creating projects and rubrics and that kind of stuff.
    — Paul Gores, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 July 2017
  • This rubric can provide basic guidance on how to save and spend.
    — Melanie Lockert, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2022
  • But the other rubrics aren’t kind to Jones, either.
    — Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Not a set of competencies checked against a rubric.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
  • Swift thrives within a rubric of structure and rigor.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • That’s sort of the basic rubric, the basic background.
    — Harvard Business Review, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Jones Day argues that there is no need for the before and after rubric.
    — Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • There did not appear to be a clear rubric for which accounts had gained the official tag.
    — Rob Wile, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The standards board also plans to create free rubrics and study guides for test takers.
    — Ally Marotti, The Seattle Times, 27 July 2018
  • Its organizing rubrics speak not to a flashpoint, but an arc.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2019
  • In the past, most of the players qualified by a points rubric based on many months of results.
    — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2021
  • Jacquet and his team map out what skills are required to be successful in each role and create a rubric based on that.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2022
  • What is our triage rubric, and can a new manager apply it without guessing?
    — Dan Haiem, Forbes.com, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The district ultimately did not change its rubric.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
  • And while some symbolic AI research fit this rubric, a lot of it did not.
    — Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Why are they protected under the rubric of substantive due process?
    — Kenji Yoshino, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2022
  • In other words, there are limitations to using your own rubric.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Another recent change is that the universal rubric for what makes up a day has been shattered.
    — Tom Papa, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Natural-hair care is both an art and a science, organized by a rubric of curl patterns.
    — Juliana Kasumu, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2022
  • One square on a blouse with a loose grid pattern is as flat as the picture plane itself — code for the entire rubric of painting.
    — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Mar. 2021
  • This rubric includes the accused’s prior criminal sentences or time served in jail or prison.
    — Kaitlyn M. Sims, The Conversation, 2 Dec. 2025
  • Spieth and Koepka have a different rubric for making the team.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 20 June 2025
  • These elements cannot be captured through a generic governance rubric.
    — Shane Goodwin, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Some men rule by becoming the rules, the unlikely rubric of the heroic and anti-heroic.
    — Harmonyholiday, Longreads, 6 June 2019
  • The group says the district continually changes the rubric for what teachers must achieve to get a pay increase.
    — Talia Richman, Dallas News, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The rubric included items like whether the student’s data was disposed of and whether it was shared with other parties.
    — Wired, 4 Aug. 2022
  • That same rubric will drive its move into Spinnova fiber, which will show up in future collections.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2025

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