lasted approximately an hour
in just about a minute
he's about 30 years old
I've had about all I can stand
we meet about once a month
some forty people came
weighs around a hundred pounds
roughly $3,000
holds 3 gallons, more or less
20 or so people were at the party
his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
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they are more or less a waste of time
more or less symmetrical
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The clothes are more or less [=mostly] dry.
The problem is more or less [=(informal) pretty much] fixed now.
They were more or less willing.
The building remains more or less [=essentially] intact.
The business has remained more or less [=fairly, reasonably] successful.
The garden contains five acres, more or less. [=about/approximately five acres]
It should take you 20 minutes, more or less. [=it should take you about/approximately 20 minutes]
I divided it into six more or less equal parts. [=into six approximately equal parts]
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I've more or less finished the book.
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She could earn $200 a night, more or less.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.