Examples of 'caliber' in a sentence
Meaning of "caliber"
calibre (noun): the quality or standard of someone or something, often in relation to skills, abilities, or performance. This term is commonly used when evaluating the level of proficiency, excellence, or significance of a person, work, or object
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- Diameter of the bore of a firearm, typically measured between opposite lands.
- The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet, a projectile, or a column.
- A nominal name for a cartridge type, which may not exactly indicate its true size and may include other measurements such as cartridge length or black powder capacity. Eg 7.62×39 or 38.40.
- Unit of measure used to express the length of the bore of a weapon. The number of calibres is determined by dividing the length of the bore of the weapon, from the breech face of the tube to the muzzle, by the diameter of its bore. A gun tube the bore of which is 40 feet (480 inches) long and 12 inches in diameter is said to be 40 calibers long.
How to use "caliber" in a sentence
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A man of your caliber will be of inestimable use to us.
We know how to treat a man of your caliber.
A boy of your caliber should be familiar with it.
Apparently fired from different caliber guns.
The caliber is the size of the bore.
To figure out the caliber of the bullet.
Same caliber as the victims at the scene.
Our security staff of the highest caliber.
Matches the caliber of the other bullet.
Caliber or larger can penetrate and kill.
The size and caliber of the weapon.
Caliber revolver was missing from the scene.
There is a small caliber casing on the ground.
Caliber rifle was not the murder weapon.
Someone of your caliber should know that.
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It is true that your warriors are of an extraordinary caliber.
Small caliber gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Entry wound looks like a small caliber.
Same caliber that killed your vic.
We are thrilled to be working with a script of this caliber.
Medium caliber bullet flattened on two sides.
The army needs mounts of such caliber.
Agents of your caliber are not easy to find.
It happens sometimes with small caliber weapons.
A writer of your caliber will think of something.
The people involved are of the highest caliber.
Gentlemen of our caliber should stick together.
You are all fools of the highest caliber.
It matches the caliber on the other bullet.
I have never met a swordsman of your caliber.
A woman of that caliber should be married to a king.
While your gun was the same caliber.
Being the same caliber that killed scott.
I have not made arrests of this caliber.
Same caliber as the bop street hit.
That someone of his caliber had decided.
He had never had a player of this caliber.
I am used to a smaller caliber gun than this.
It is so depressing to work alongside someone of your caliber.
So we selected a small enough caliber handgun to shoot in.
I expected more from a person of your caliber.
Same caliber as the murder weapon.
Comes from the highest caliber contributor.
This allowed a unique switch up to a larger caliber.
Women of your caliber are never single.
Must have been from a small caliber round.
I understand the caliber of people who speak there.
Very reasonable for an act of that caliber.
Took a small caliber to the chest.
You rarely find men of your caliber.
