How to Use caliber in a Sentence

caliber

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  • I was impressed by the high caliber of the team's work.
  • The gauge of a shotgun goes down as the caliber goes up.
    — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2022
  • How about the caliber of the quarterbacks, and teams in the AFC?
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
  • The gun was the same brand, color and caliber of the gun used in the shooting.
    — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2022
  • In the 1990s, the caliber of the movie stars kept increasing.
    — Peter Kiefer, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Can the Bears add a high-caliber wide receiver in the draft?
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The Spurs would be glad to have a player of that caliber join them in June.
    — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Apr. 2022
  • There wasn’t a free agent pickup of his caliber on the line.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
  • The who’s-who caliber of this cast is not lost on Booster.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2022
  • But even a player of his caliber needs some help from time to time.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023
  • These days, prospects of his caliber tend to get restless.
    — Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Dec. 2022
  • But, as Counsell noted, none of them are of the caliber of Woodruff.
    — Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2023
  • With five-star resorts of this caliber to choose from, some will take a day or two off and head to the spa.
    — Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2022
  • The roster, once top-notch, is now hardly the same caliber as decades past.
    — Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
  • So what does a truth-telling comic of his caliber do next?
    — Miriam Katz, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Cameron confirms that both elk had been shot in the head with the .40 caliber handgun at close range.
    — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 Apr. 2024
  • And those will turn into wins against those sorts of teams, those high-caliber teams.
    — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The Ravens don’t have anyone of that caliber on their roster.
    — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 25 Jan. 2022
  • But Bozeman said playing a high-caliber team like the Longhorns taught the Lions a few lessons.
    — Suzi Parker, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2022
  • She was shot through the face with a high-caliber bullet through a car windshield.
    — Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022
  • There are some stars in this year’s game, but what bothers me most isn’t the caliber of athlete.
    — Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2022
  • This is one of the deepest positions in the 2022 draft, but the caliber of the top linebackers doesn’t match last year’s class.
    — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Apr. 2022
  • Meanwhile, powering the watch is a new caliber, the HMC 500.
    — Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2023
  • This is even amazing, the people, the caliber of people.
    — Scientific American Custom Media, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Of course, this caliber of bag usually comes with a steep price tag to match.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Equipped with the in-house caliber 854, the nifty piece also displays a second time zone.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The chance to see two actors of this caliber at the top of their game will, rightly, sell tickets and win hearts.
    — David Benedict, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Jim Axelrod: The .40 caliber gun that killed Ted was Ted's.
    — Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Spring training games are mostly forgettable, but the sight of Soto might not be for Mets fans who have been waiting for players of his caliber to come to Flushing.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Adding a player of Brady's caliber and star power is expected to provide a boost to the upstart league that will conduct its inaugural draft this week.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025

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