How to Use about in a Sentence

about

1 of 2 adverb

• That's about all the time we have.
• It's about time to go.
• We're about ready to go.
• This one is about as bad as that one.
• We tried just about everything we could think of.
• That's about all I know at this point.
• But the loss of glaciers is about more than rising seas.
  — Time, 5 Jan. 2023
• Once your eggs are just about set, take them off the heat.
  — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 3 May 2019
• The slim package will just about cover the palm of your hand.
  — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 14 Feb. 2023
• Claus will be out and about on the beach to give away candy canes.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2019
• Here was the tourist strip just about every first-timer to the city comes to see.
  — Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2020
• By the end, no one can even say what the protests are about anymore.
  — Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2021
• Had no idea what was about, how to do it, how to do it.
  — cincinnati.com, 28 Jan. 2020
• Kim notes that the mission of the restaurant is about more than just food.
  — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2022
• Take a scroll and check out our favorite celebs out and about.
  — Natasha Hatendi, Essence, 29 Aug. 2019
• That’s what the outdoors is to me, and that’s what this song is about.
  — Chuck Dauphin, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2018
• The new age of space tourism is just about upon us, and so is the backlash.
  — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 8 June 2021
• But that is not what this debt ceiling is about right now.
  — NBC News, 19 Sep. 2021
• With all hope just about lost, the ship spots them and sends two sailors in a dinghy to scoop them up.
  — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2023
• To Thomas though the tour is about so much more than one album.
  — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2021
• This is about, in a sense, shedding dead weight in their mind.
  — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2018
• The largest one is about fist-size; there are dozens more that are about half as large.
  — oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2022
• He was pronounced dead at the home about an hour later.
  — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2023
• There are more silver carp here than just about anywhere in the world.
  — Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2022
• Intel does have something to cheer about, at least in the short term.
  — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 5 Feb. 2020
• Scroll down and take a look at more of our favorite celebrities out and about.
  — Natasha Hatendi, Essence, 13 Aug. 2019
• Polls show that health care tops the list of issues voters care most about.
  — Jeet Heer, The New Republic, 5 June 2018
• These hardy crops will flourish just about anywhere with the right care.
  — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 11 Sep. 2020
• To cut some kind of deal that takes away rights, that is not what labor unions are about.
  — Noam Scheiber, New York Times, 29 June 2019
• Guess who the first season of that new show Genius is about?
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 9 May 2018

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about

2 of 2 preposition

• The South is about all of those things and much, much more.
  — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 12 June 2020
• How about behind the wheel of one of the greatest sports cars of all time?
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023
• Maybe the toughest among us can teach us about true strength.
  — Joseph Goodman | [e-mail], al, 10 July 2023
• But there are a few key pointers to keep in mind about them.
  — Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 30 Nov. 2020
• Talk to me about the power of travel to open hearts and minds.
  — Jacqueline Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2020
• Nobody had a bad word to say about him, and that was very nice to learn.
  — Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 21 May 2021
• But what about the reality of the past year and a half?
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 2 June 2022
• Just about all of them include quite a bit of chopping.
  — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
• And what about all the mothers or fathers who want to stay home with kids?
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 9 May 2021
• But some fans may not know about his behind-the-scenes work.
  — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 22 Jan. 2022
• Which, of course, is what the audience loves about her.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb. 2021
• The city approached the state about the site more than a month ago, Rose said.
  — Juliette Rihl, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2023
• Chase’s teammates gave him a hard time about it all week.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 23 Oct. 2022
• And what if the movie is about a good deal more than simply scaring us?
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Apr. 2018
• The protests were about George Floyd's death, but more than that.
  — Bill Laitner, Freep.com, 14 June 2020
• This does not mean you shouldn’t be concerned about the blight.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 27 Aug. 2023
• This isn’t the first time Daly has shared details about his health.
  — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 16 Sep. 2022
• These kicks aren't just for those who are all about that travel life.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, PEOPLE.com, 4 Apr. 2022
• My cast members and all my friends always rip on me about it.
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 26 Aug. 2021
• Here is more about how that motion works and what happens next.
  — Lindsay Wise, WSJ, 3 Oct. 2023
• The people who get mad about it are people who just don’t want to think about it.
  — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2023
• What is one thing people would be surprised to find out about you?
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2022
• But one thing hunters might not have to worry about is cutting limbs.
  — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 25 Aug. 2020
• It’s about time, because there’s a real job to be done.
  — WSJ, 21 May 2021
• So far, their criticism has been about the process and cost.
  — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 4 Feb. 2024
• After all, many here ask, who has not heard of the case and formed an opinion about it?
  — New York Times, 10 Feb. 2021
• Three victims were found in a park and another about a block away.
  — Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2021
• Ryoo’s next film will be about smugglers and deep sea divers.
  — Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2021
• Basement is more about a concept and vision than a place.
  — Kate Krader, Bloomberg.com, 3 Nov. 2017
• First, with a story about what’s what’s at stake for Louisville.
  — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Nov. 2021

Last Updated: 2 May 2024