Examples of 'yard stick' in a sentence

Meaning of "yard stick"

yard stick: A yardstick is a long, narrow strip of wood or metal that is used for measuring lengths or distances. In a figurative sense, the term 'yardstick' is often used to describe a standard or criterion by which something is measured, compared, or judged

How to use "yard stick" in a sentence

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Yard stick included for scale check.
They were the kind of yard stick that you went by.
The yard stick of civilisation.
Nobody ever looks at a yard stick.
The only yard stick is survival.
The retraction of the samples was measured utilizing a yard stick and a stopwatch.
Be a yard stick of quality.
Hence the current measured is a yard stick for the film quality.
Christ comes in ; He takes the place of that yard stick.
Nobody ever looks at a yard stick to see how long it is.
You are not gonna manipulate me . I am smarter than you by a yard stick.
And most have some sort of yard stick to measure this against.
I am not sure what you plan on measuring in here, but I would recommend a yard stick.
How can you apply different yard stick for your daughter!
Enough with the justifications . I am smarter than you by a yard stick.

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What is the yard stick of care required by Law?
I will hit your hands with a yard stick young man!
By that yard stick for me … it 's very difficult to manage police.
Check hospital affiliations - A surgeon 's hospital affiliation is another yard stick of his or her competence.
I make and I sell soap - the yard stick of civilization.
Back at St. Francis, we got the yard stick.
And this is how I met… The yard stick of civilisation.
Do not touch that. - I will hit your hands with a yard stick young man!
I will hit your hands with a yard stick young man! - Really? - Yes.

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