Example Sentences

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Since 1983, BLS has approximated the rental value of owner-occupied homes by measuring the rent paid by tenants in the same vicinity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2022

As the release date has drawn nearer, anticipation has approximated streetwear-drop levels.

From New York Times • Sep. 2, 2021

The New York Times, for example, has approximated this less is more approach to commenting on its site.

From Slate • Dec. 3, 2014

He is only about ten feet back and running hard; but now the train has approximated his own speed, and, relative to me, he is standing still.

From The Road by London, Jack

It has frequently been observed, how nearly the number of deaths in each year has approximated, but we have this year to notice a considerable diminution in the annual return. 

From The Annual Monitor for 1851 or, Obituary of the members of the Society of Friends in Great Britain and Ireland, for the year 1850 by Anonymous