thereabouts
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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The men in this book, in their 60s or thereabouts, represent different walks of life and various stages of contentment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
I empathize because I’m in the exact same position, and I am also in my 70s or thereabouts.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
If pushed, they almost always say that it was during the 1950s or thereabouts.
From Salon • Jul. 25, 2024
But just now, the late spring weather forecast for temperatures and precipitation thereabouts looks hearteningly like the dramatic peninsula itself: high and dry.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024
They agree to stand guard for a quarter of an hour or thereabouts.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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