Calibre is an English word with synonyms like caliber or quality. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Calibre meaning
Alternative form of caliber.
Using Calibre
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of caliber.
- Useful related words include: caliber, quality, degree, grade.
- In the example corpus, calibre often appears in combinations such as: calibre of, the calibre, high calibre.
Context around Calibre
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Calibre
- In this selection, "calibre" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, high, millau, developers, mining, cultural and barrett stand out and add context to how "calibre" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a high calibre rifle with and and high calibre ammo boosts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "calibre" sits close to words such as adolescence, antetokounmpo and armament, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with calibre
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Among the standouts was the 28-pound, 50-calibre Barrett. (10 words)
He is often seen hanging out with people of high calibre. (11 words)
This is a very sad situation, especially for a team of our calibre. (13 words)
But all the creature comforts – Gault-Millau-calibre dining in the restaurant, Metsovo 1350; a fine collection of malts and cigars in the Pines lounge; and body and facial therapies based in local botanicals and spring water in the Fontus spa. (41 words)
People love these events because of the sense of community, they’re relaxed and hugely entertaining as a result of the calibre of authors we’re attracting and because of the people from all walks of life who join us”. (40 words)
CP Bunu added that on May 4 around 2:10 pm, police tactical operatives killed one terrorist and recovered a high-calibre rifle with magazines when they engaged with the terrorists attempting to attack a civilian. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Before blaming the calibre of elected officials it is necessary to examine the calibre of the electorate itself.
Calibre Mining Corp. (TSX-V:) (the “Company” or “Calibre”) is pleased to provide an update as the Company and Centerra Gold Inc. (TSX:) (“Centerra”) continue to advance the Siuna Project, Borosi Concessions, Northeast Nicaragua.
After entries closed in June, the judges had a summer to discuss what Highlife Highland described as an impressive volume, breadth and calibre of work.
After the difficult years of the pandemic, I’m overjoyed that our festivals are back to their brilliant best and providing such high calibre cultural offerings for our residents and visitors.
Among the standouts was the 28-pound, 50-calibre Barrett.
A monthly cost per TV-owning household of £13.25 – a single trip to the cinema will often set you back more – is outstanding value for the calibre and range of its output.
But all the creature comforts – Gault-Millau-calibre dining in the restaurant, Metsovo 1350; a fine collection of malts and cigars in the Pines lounge; and body and facial therapies based in local botanicals and spring water in the Fontus spa.
Clearly not used to being behind, Easterhouse started to lose some composure, although a team of this calibre were not going to take this lying down and again they levelled the score five minutes later.
CP Bunu added that on May 4 around 2:10 pm, police tactical operatives killed one terrorist and recovered a high-calibre rifle with magazines when they engaged with the terrorists attempting to attack a civilian.
Golden Guitars executive producer Peter Ross said the calibre of talent present at the awards demonstrates the vitality of the country music scene in Australia.
He devoted a significant portion of his life to producing high-calibre Yoruba films.
He is often seen hanging out with people of high calibre.
More than 11 years later, developers Calibre Homes lodged an application to demolish the property and construct three new four-bedroom homes in its place.
People love these events because of the sense of community, they’re relaxed and hugely entertaining as a result of the calibre of authors we’re attracting and because of the people from all walks of life who join us”.
Sleepless Sentry extends the turret's lifespan, and High Calibre Ammo boosts its damage.
This is a very sad situation, especially for a team of our calibre.
Using virtual board software in their work is a crucial step and a tool intended to raise the calibre of their job.
With everyone in the process of returning, except Mason Toye who is recovering from knee surgery, Losada will have a surplus of starting-calibre players for the first time all season.
BP chairman Helge Lund said: “Since September, BP’s board has undertaken a thorough and highly competitive process to identify BP’s next CEO, considering a number of high-calibre candidates in detail.
But, that's pretty standard for any coffee machine of this calibre, and it's a small price to pay for such delicious results.
Common combinations with calibre
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- calibre of 35×
- the calibre 28×
- high calibre 12×
- this calibre 10×
- calibre and 7×
- his calibre 5×
- calibre to 5×
- and calibre 4×
- that calibre 4×
- calibre can 4×