ballpark figure
Example Sentences
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More than 100 people have died across the mountains this season so far, according to the European Avalanche Warning Services – a ballpark figure not seen for eight years.
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
An accountant exasperatingly asks for a ballpark figure, and Escola’s Bernadette, wiggling like a charmed snake with their hands on their hips, asks, “Is this a ballpark figure?”
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2024
“The ballpark figure we’re looking at is getting to the consumption of about 80 gallons per person per day,” said Adel Hagekhalil, the district’s general manager.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2022
The ballpark figure for building a 300-bed hospital in Japan in $55 million.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 6, 2021
It’s generally thought to be only a small minority of boys and young men: maybe around 5 percent, which is a very rough ballpark figure because data on this are hard to get.
From Slate • Dec. 11, 2017
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
