How to Use tape measure in a Sentence

tape measure

noun

• Have a tape measure handy, and get a long piece of string or rope.
  — Jennifer Adams, Philly.com, 20 Feb. 2018
• Pull the bird out and use a tape measure to check how deep the oil needs to be.
  — Bradley Ford, Popular Mechanics, 18 Nov. 2022
• With more than a tape measure, the artist has to adjust the art.
  — John McPhee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
• There’s no clock, no scale or tape measure to account for it.
  — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2018
• And don’t forget to bring along a tape measure and the right-sized car.
  — Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson, House Beautiful, 21 Aug. 2018
• And cross my fingers while the postal clerk frowned and brought out her tape measure.
  — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Dec. 2024
• Please don’t whip out a tape measure with every bulb; just get the tops buried.
  — Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021
• Each catch must be photographed with a tape measure and proof of date in the same frame.
  — Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 5 Sep. 2020
• All projects start with the layout and a good tape measure makes this step quick and easy.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 3 Dec. 2022
• The men pulled out a tape measure to check the fish's dimensions.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2020
• Instead, grab a tape measure to figure out your size.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2025
• For mapping out small bedrooms, start with a tape measure.
  — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 12 June 2026
• Wrap the tape measure securely around your bust, but don’t cinch it.
  — Kara Wahlgren, Seventeen, 11 Jan. 2018
• Use a tape measure to measure the distance from the tip of your big toe to the wall.
  — Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 30 Oct. 2025
• Her client lies on the floor with all the braids laid straight out and a tape measure right beside the hair.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 16 June 2021
• Wrap a tape measure around the waist at the level of the belly button.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 1 June 2023
• Plus a tape measure to get the tree diameters and a laser to zap tree heights.
  — Simon Lewis, Quartz Africa, 12 Mar. 2020
• Measure the wall to plan the tile layout using a tape measure.
  — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 17 Aug. 2021
• At Rhein Haus, a tape measure settles the close calls.
  — Brittany Anas, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2026
• The fish must be laying on its side with the tape measure on a flat surface beneath.
  — oregonlive, 16 June 2020
• Of course, your dad already has a tape measure in the junk drawer or toolbox.
  — Dave Johnson, Forbes, 10 June 2021
• Other ways to check the thickness include an auger, drill and a tape measure.
  — Peter Warren, Star Tribune, 12 Mar. 2021
• The large print and auto-locking blade make this tape measure fast and simple to use.
  — Anabelle Weissinger, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
• Eyeballing the tree might not be good enough, and a tape measure can be invaluable.
  — Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 12 Dec. 2025
• Lay a tape measure or ruler beside their foot and measure from the back of the heel to the longest toe.
  — Vincent Iannelli, Parents, 29 July 2024
• My 16-year-old self flashed through my mind and greeted me with a tape measure wrapped around her body.
  — Sophie Gray, SELF, 16 July 2018
• For a smaller space, a 12-foot or 25-foot tape measure will work.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 27 Feb. 2022
• For instance, one exercise shows how to use a tape measure to figure out the age of a tree.
  — Vicky Hallett, National Geographic, 6 Oct. 2020
• Of course, anyone with a ticket and tape measure could get the secret numbers.
  — Scott McCartney, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2018
• In one scene, a tape measure is strapped around his midsection to assess fat levels.
  — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 28 May 2026