ballpark figure
Example Sentences
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When we asked Yatai how much money they made they would not tell us – not even a ballpark figure.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
“The ballpark figure we’re looking at is getting to the consumption of about 80 gallons per person per day,” said Adel Hagekhalil, the district’s general manager.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2022
Nationally, a ballpark figure for annual repair of graffiti damage is $15 billion to $18 billion.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2021
It’s generally thought to be only a small minority of boys and young men: maybe around 5 percent, which is a very rough ballpark figure because data on this are hard to get.
From Slate ● Dec. 11, 2017
What’s a ballpark figure for how much of the vote they’ll ultimately get?
From New York Times ● May 23, 2016
