Examples of size up in a Sentence
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These run small, so shoppers recommend sizing up.
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Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The 2025 State of Mental Health in America report sizes up how all 50 states and Washington, DC, fared on 17 measures of mental health in 2022 and 2023, according to Mental Health America, which published the report on Wednesday.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
In this example, Gvardiol pushes up to the edge of the box to allow O’Reilly to return to playing beyond the last line as Doku sizes up Walker and Tchaouna.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Reviewers recommend sizing up for a roomier fit.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
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Jacqueline Tempera, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
The 2025 State of Mental Health in America report sizes up how all 50 states and Washington, DC, fared on 17 measures of mental health in 2022 and 2023, according to Mental Health America, which published the report on Wednesday.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
In this example, Gvardiol pushes up to the edge of the box to allow O’Reilly to return to playing beyond the last line as Doku sizes up Walker and Tchaouna.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
Reviewers recommend sizing up for a roomier fit.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Size up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/size%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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