or so

Idioms  

1. Approximately, especially alluding to a number, as in Four hundred or so guests are invited. [Late 1500s]

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Example Sentences

Humans, chimps and bonobos share a common ancestor going back 7 million years or so.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

During the conference call, Musk said he hopes to have unsupervised FSD operating "in a dozen or so states by the end of this year."

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

Spitz has written a book worthy of its 704-page length; another 50 or so pages covering the later years would have made it even stronger.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Meanwhile, she’s tormented by the knowledge that Hadley was only 20 or so paces from the safety of the Mystic commissary, if only she’d left her cabin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

She was a girl who came into my class after the beginning of the year and was only there for a couple of weeks or so.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott