rough idea
Example Sentences
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While it’s unclear exactly how much the banks will make on SpaceX’s IPO, the past gives a rough idea of how things could shake out.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
"We are counting to get a rough idea of how many people support us," Jana, a first-year philosophy student, told AFP in Belgrade, while staffing one of nearly 500 stands nationwide.
From Barron's • Dec. 28, 2025
Not only they will be getting detailed analysis from their teams, they will already have a rough idea of what's coming at them.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2025
The rough idea was that clean water would dilute the dirty stuff.
From Slate • May 26, 2025
Like the other Marines, Horan had only a rough idea of why his battalion was there.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
