How to Use gauge in a Sentence

gauge

1 of 2 noun

• The gauges are clear and the touch screen responds quickly.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 24 May 2023
• Goldman Sachs' stock was the worst performer in the blue-chip gauge.
  — WSJ, 8 Aug. 2023
• After 100 miles of use, there were no rips in the seams or gauges in the soles from sharp rocks.
  — Lauren Breedlove, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2023
• As a gauge, UPF 50 fabric is said to repel 98% of the sun’s rays.
  — Meg Carney, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• There’s even a handy fuel gauge that shows you how much propane is left in the tank!
  — Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2023
• That’s dangerous—the board can kick back—so use a miter gauge to chop the pieces to length.
  — Paul Steiner, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
• It’s equipped with a 10-inch, 24-tooth carbide blade as well a miter gauge.
  — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2023
• The Week 6 game against the 49ers should provide the best gauge yet about Cleveland’s defense.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2023
• Here are the gradations of those gauge boards as the water reached up.
  — John Kinsella, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2023
• Rather than expand the blast gauge program, though, the Army quietly shelved it in 2016.
  — Dave Philipps, New York Times, 26 Nov. 2023
• The regional bank gauge is already down 28% so far this year.
  — Max Reyes, Fortune, 2 May 2023
• The two extra-large gauges are easy to read, and its two-piston pump refills the air tank very quickly.
  — Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
• The Fed is closely watching the pay gauge, known as the employment cost index.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2023
• The median forecast in a Bloomberg survey of economists called for the gauge to fall to 101.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2023
• There is no fuel gauge (but there is a light that indicates low oil).
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2023
• In the Si, the driver faces a gauge cluster with an analog speedometer and a digital tachometer to the left.
  — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 14 Aug. 2023
• The upstream part of the river was still flowing robustly, stream gauges showed.
  — Raymond Zhong, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2024
• As for gauge, woodcock hunters shoot everything from 12-gauge down to 28-gauge guns.
  — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
• Keep in mind that punch needles come in various gauges.
  — Amber Wagner, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
• For a high-quality sink, look for stainless steel with a gauge of 18 or lower.
  — Megan Boettcher, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2023
• Use a sewing gauge ($9, Walmart) to measure 2 inches from the point of the triangle; draw a line across the triangle.
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2023
• When shopping for sheet pans, look for thick metal — aluminum or aluminized steel — with a heavy gauge (13 to 18 gauge).
  — Olga Massov, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
• In the process of getting to know your extinguisher, check its fill gauge and assess its weight and handling.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2023
• There’s a curved screen up front that includes the instrument gauge and central display.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2024
• There’s loose gauge knits that look lifted from ’90s grunge, and lace-up leather trousers that channel ’60s rock stars (think Jim Morrison).
  — José Criales-Unzueta, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2023
• The best gauge of how deep the Matildas’ impact runs, though, is in the reaction from Australia’s other major sports.
  — Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2023
• The unlined piece is a versatile option that can be layered with T-shirts, turtlenecks, fine gauge sweaters, and more.
  — Kristina Rutkowski, wsj.com, 20 Oct. 2023
• Even using the distance to Las Vegas would be an inflated gauge.
  — Irv Erdos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2023
• Good to go: Fire extinguishers are equipped with a gauge that tells you whether the tool is ready for fire fighting, recharge, or disposal.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2023
• At first, the transaction was painless: Dave asked for a pack of syringes and an employee asked him his preferred size and gauge.
  — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024

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gauge

2 of 2 verb

• I was gauging her reaction to the news.
• He accurately gauged the mood of the voters.
• Home sales provide a useful way of gauging the overall state of the economy.
• Ask them to say a simple phrase to gauge if their speech is slurred.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2024
• Last year’s scores were the baseline against which progress was gauged this year.
  — Mandy McLaren, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
• Also, gauge your high schoolers' knowledge and thoughts about the war.
  — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 12 Oct. 2023
• Using a sheet pan helps make the cooking time easier to gauge.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2023
• The forward pilot steers the boat, while the rear pilot trims the sails, watching a small display to gauge the position of the sails.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2023
• Now, scientists say that the best health metric to gauge is our blood sugar.
  — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2023
• Of this group, 29 patients have been in the trial long enough for the researchers to gauge how effective Casgevy is.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Nov. 2023
• That was intended to allow a chance to gauge the effect of the tax exemption.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 1 June 2023
• When talking with them, ask a lot of questions and gauge their willingness to answer them.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 20 July 2023
• The Virginia artist made the song last fall and sat on it for a while before taking a chance and sending it to Pusha T to gauge his interest.
  — Cydney Lee, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2023
• The first day her name was in the portal, she was overloaded with emails, calls and texts from schools trying to gauge her interest.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2023
• The ongoing slump has sent the equities gauge to the brink of breaking through a critical 18-year trend line.
  — Bloomberg, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2023
• One of his first moves after taking over in March was to approve a survey of youth between the ages of 18-22 to gauge their sports betting habits.
  — C.l. Brown, The Courier-Journal, 29 May 2023
• Yet over the past few months, officials have held off on raising rates to gauge whether their policies are working.
  — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
• Graves then reached out to all his returning golfers to gauge their interest in playing.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 28 July 2023
• The implications of this shift are complex and still difficult to gauge.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
• The three-cone drill is designed to gauge a player’s ability to change directions at high speed.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 28 Feb. 2023
• One rare tool is analyzing the blood flow in the pixels, gauging whether the image depicts a live person.
  — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2023
• Bond fund managers have a new way to gauge potential losses from climate change.
  — Matt Wirz, WSJ, 19 Sep. 2023
• Multiple teams had inquired with the Hornets over the past few weeks to gauge whether Washington was available.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 8 Feb. 2024
• Known by other names, including the shuttle run test, the drill is used to gauge athletes’ fitness levels.
  — Sam Brief, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2023
• So as a public service, the trusty spreadsheet looked at a history of one-year moves in prices and rates to gauge how often waiting 12 months to buy paid off.
  — Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
• Employees were surveyed throughout the trial to gauge what an extra day of free time does for workers.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Feb. 2023
• For now, though, Jenner and her 25-strong team has its pre-registration intel with which to gauge appetite.
  — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2023
• In custody, there are clues to help gauge the gravity of the interrogation.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• The 10-year note is also terrific to use to understand what the market thinks of the chances of long-term growth and is helpful for gauging recession risk too.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
• The volunteers wore the electrocardiogram for five minutes prior to the ride so the researchers could gauge their resting heart rates.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023

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