Sentence examples for he measuring up from inspiring English sources

Is he measuring up?

If he's an excellent provider materially — but not spiritually or emotionally — how is he measuring up?

How would he measure up?

How would he measure up against Shane Warne?

Time will tell if he measures up to the task.

How does he measure up if you compare his looks to Prince William's?

It was not a question of how rich he was, but how he measured up against Chubais and the other oligarchs.

Zhang said he chose to compete here because he wanted to see how he measured up against the Australians and the Americans, who have dominated his events.

David Tennant is preparing to play Richard II for the RSC – but how will he measure up to past kings, from the regal Gielgud to the poignantly unready Eddie Redmayne?

Instead, ask yourself how he measured up when his university's athletic reputation, recruiting and fund-raising were all on the firing line.

After Taylor's death, his parents said they had learned from his psychiatrist that he had low self-esteem, and that to feel as if he measured up, he had to make himself bigger, drive a big pickup truck.