ballpark figure
Example Sentences
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Asked how much money he’s raised, Foster intimated that a ballpark figure would become evident as players started to trickle in through the transfer portal.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024
An accountant exasperatingly asks for a ballpark figure, and Escola’s Bernadette, wiggling like a charmed snake with their hands on their hips, asks, “Is this a ballpark figure?”
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2024
Price suggested a ballpark figure of 25 songs would be performed, with elements of 20 more appearing in some form.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2023
The ballpark figure for building a 300-bed hospital in Japan in $55 million.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2021
His initial ballpark figure for the second half of last year was 100,000 to 200,000 units, but the company ended up only selling 1,770.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2018
