round figures
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How to use round figures in a sentence
In round figures 100,000 separate parts are now dealt with, stored, and arranged in the depot.
The War on All Fronts: England's Effort | Mrs. Humphry WardHe would be content with round figures, indeed no others would content him or be amenable to his rude manipulation.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William MaitlandIt cost him in round figures about eight thousand pounds, but his family said it was worth it.
Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green | Jerome K. JeromeIt should be not less than half the total area, or, in round figures, 370 millions of acres.
The Argentine in the Twentieth Century | Albert B. MartinezI asked for the bill, and the eldest said it was in round figures a Louis apiece.
The Memoires of Casanova, Complete | Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
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