more or less
adverb
1
: to a varying or undetermined extent or degree : somewhat
they were more or less willing to help
2
: with small variations : approximately
contains 16 acres more or less
Examples of more or less in a Sentence
the lot is 16 acres more or less
most couples in the survey said that they were more or less happy in their marriage
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The innings come and go, as does the sound of a local radio personality (the movie’s set in the 1990s, more or less) voiced by legendary documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
So Far The basics remain more or less the same: A princess is born.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
In the days after the fire, some Angelenos and experts also advocated for dramatically remaking the Palisades—to be denser, for instance, with firebreaks around the community—but those notions may already be more or less moot.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
Lily introduced the idea to the floor, Grace and I unanimously seconded the motion, and baby Rocco appeared more or less shortly thereafter.
—Daniel Lavery, Bon Appétit, 17 Mar. 2025
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Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
So Far The basics remain more or less the same: A princess is born.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2025
In the days after the fire, some Angelenos and experts also advocated for dramatically remaking the Palisades—to be denser, for instance, with firebreaks around the community—but those notions may already be more or less moot.
—Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2025
Lily introduced the idea to the floor, Grace and I unanimously seconded the motion, and baby Rocco appeared more or less shortly thereafter.
—Daniel Lavery, Bon Appétit, 17 Mar. 2025
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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20or%20less. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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