How to Use caliber in a Sentence
caliber
noun- I was impressed by the high caliber of the team's work.
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The gauge of a shotgun goes down as the caliber goes up.
—David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 9 Dec. 2022
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How about the caliber of the quarterbacks, and teams in the AFC?
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
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The gun was the same brand, color and caliber of the gun used in the shooting.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 22 Aug. 2022
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In the 1990s, the caliber of the movie stars kept increasing.
—Peter Kiefer, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
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Can the Bears add a high-caliber wide receiver in the draft?
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 14 Dec. 2022
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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
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There wasn’t a free agent pickup of his caliber on the line.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2024
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The who’s-who caliber of this cast is not lost on Booster.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2022
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But even a player of his caliber needs some help from time to time.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023
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These days, prospects of his caliber tend to get restless.
—Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Dec. 2022
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But, as Counsell noted, none of them are of the caliber of Woodruff.
—Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2023
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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
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The roster, once top-notch, is now hardly the same caliber as decades past.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2023
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So what does a truth-telling comic of his caliber do next?
—Miriam Katz, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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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
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And those will turn into wins against those sorts of teams, those high-caliber teams.
—Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2022
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The Ravens don’t have anyone of that caliber on their roster.
—Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, 25 Jan. 2022
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But Bozeman said playing a high-caliber team like the Longhorns taught the Lions a few lessons.
—Suzi Parker, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2022
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She was shot through the face with a high-caliber bullet through a car windshield.
—Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2022
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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
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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
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Meanwhile, powering the watch is a new caliber, the HMC 500.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 20 Nov. 2023
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This is even amazing, the people, the caliber of people.
—Scientific American Custom Media, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2022
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Of course, this caliber of bag usually comes with a steep price tag to match.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2023
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Equipped with the in-house caliber 854, the nifty piece also displays a second time zone.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2024
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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
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Jim Axelrod: The .40 caliber gun that killed Ted was Ted's.
—Jim Axelrod, CBS News, 13 Jan. 2024
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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
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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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