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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Did that put you more or less onto Britney as a Traitor?
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EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Does all of this make the Miss Huang situation more or less clear?
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
While replacing the entire fleet has been estimated at $351 million, the final cost could be significantly more or less depending on the type of vehicle chosen and other factors, Donaghy said.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
With the coming wide release of SteamOS, Valve has a rare opportunity to upend the PC gaming OS dominance that Microsoft more or less stumbled into decades ago.
—Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2025
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EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Does all of this make the Miss Huang situation more or less clear?
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
While replacing the entire fleet has been estimated at $351 million, the final cost could be significantly more or less depending on the type of vehicle chosen and other factors, Donaghy said.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
With the coming wide release of SteamOS, Valve has a rare opportunity to upend the PC gaming OS dominance that Microsoft more or less stumbled into decades ago.
—Ars Technica, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for more or less
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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20or%20less. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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