How to Use on a scale of in a Sentence

on a scale of

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  • Each spread was ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, and the winner amassed the most points.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Each was ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
  • When the survey results arrived, most of the ideas were given a 1 on a scale of 1 to 5.
    — Quanta Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Each tea was ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Testers ranked each cake on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
    — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
  • So, how concerned is the ex-Premier League forward on a scale of one to 10?
    — Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Fallon then asked the guests to rate Halloween candy on a scale of one to five booms.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Then, instead of picking just one design, you're asked to rate each of the four flags on a scale of 1-10.
    — Sam Allard, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Be prepared, too, to rate how severe your symptoms are on a scale of 1 to 10.
    — Angela Haupt, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025
  • Each pickle was ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Over time—on a scale of days or weeks—our bodies can adjust to extreme heat.
    — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Mike, on a scale of Frank's buffalo sauce at one and pure capsaicin a 10, where on the scale is shatta?
    — WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Each attribute was ranked on a scale of one to five, with five being the highest score and one being the lowest.
    — Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Among the few bright spots was an improvement in fourth grade math, where the average score ticked up 2 points on a scale of 500.
    — Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The firm gave the station a rating of three on a scale of one to five, according to a report provided to the Globe.
    — Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023
  • Another idea is to rate your feelings on a scale of 1 to 5, Salas-Burnett notes.
    — TIME, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Each was tested in the same way and scored on a scale of one to five for fit, warmth, durability, and value.
    — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Such events are classified on a scale of G1, which is a minor storm, to G5, which is extreme.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024
  • After the test period, testers rated their shoes on a scale of 1-5.
    — Trina Gray, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Tasters were asked to rank each chocolate chip cookie on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2025
  • They are graded on a scale of 1 to 6 based on their intensity.
    — Patty Weasler, Rn, Bsn, Verywell Health, 13 Feb. 2025
  • To check, our testers tossed and turned on each mattress and then rated its responsiveness on a scale of 1 to 5.
    — Kells McPhillips, SELF, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Yet the gap disappeared when professors were rated on a scale of 1 to 6.
    — Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Reddit forums too are chock full of people asking others to rate them on a scale of one to 10.
    — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Every competition has two rounds, scored on a scale of 4.0 to 6.0.
    — Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
  • During the taste test, editors tasted the croissants and ranked them on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Science and writing are scored on a scale of 300, but the writing test wasn’t administered last year.
    — Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Pets increase Britons’ life satisfaction by three to four points on a scale of seven.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
  • This measurement, which is on a scale of 1-11, can be used to keep you safe when planning outdoor activities in the sun.
    — Sherri Gordon, Health, 16 Aug. 2024
  • This is a reversal for the company, which has scored companies on a scale of 1 to 5 for their exposure to ESG risks.
    — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2023

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