ballpark

Example Sentences

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That should keep crude holding in the $90-a-barrel level, rather than pulling back into ballpark of $80.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

A. “When the war ends” is a key qualifier—and one nobody knows how to ballpark right now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

The annual figure has remained in the same ballpark since 2020.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

“In St. Louis. In Atlanta. In New York. In Chicago. They went wild when Fernando was throwing — 10,000 extra people at the ballpark when he was pitching.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

“Sure,” I said, hoping that maybe if we got back to her house I could still find time to run down to the ballpark and play a few innings and make Bunny happy.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos