more or less
Example Sentences
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With the stroke of a pen, Beijing has created a statistical gap more or less equal to the total emissions of South Korea or Germany.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
It's one thing when "you're not risking anybody's life" with spaceflight and "you're doing it on your own nickel, more or less," he said.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
They are all about $10 to $15 and involve pushing medicine into your baby’s mouth via a small hole in the paci, more or less completely removing the struggle.
From Slate • May 17, 2026
"At more or less every youth engagement I've had over the last three years, this has never failed to come up," she said.
From BBC • May 16, 2026
Eisman wanted to write a report that more or less damned the entire industry, but he needed to be more careful than usual.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
