more or less
Example Sentences
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Does his greater pedigree bring more or less pressure?
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
"He has more or less the same level of support in the polls as Petro did four years ago, so it's not impossible either," he added.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
They are all about $10 to $15 and involve pushing medicine into your baby’s mouth via a small hole in the paci, more or less completely removing the struggle.
From Slate • May 17, 2026
That is, the options market prices the straddle prior to the earnings, and more or less keeps it at that price until the earnings are announced.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
He wore a frown behind his cigar, as though the stunning lighting effects had been “created” by a stage director whose taste he considered more or less suspect.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
