put about

Example Sentences

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Over the past year, I calculate I’ve saved about $453 on gasoline, having put about 11,000 miles on the vehicle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

That could put about 30% of Uber’s mobility bookings at risk of facing the ”most direct competitive threat” from robotaxis, he said in a note to clients.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

"Some of the scare stories put about a few months ago were perhaps a bit overblown," Maguire told BBC Sport.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

State officials estimated that the local agencies’ plan would allow for continued declines in groundwater levels that would put about 700 domestic wells at risk of drying up.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2024

A paddle swirled and the boat put about.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien