ballpark
Example Sentences
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“These rules of thumb can certainly give Americans a ballpark estimate for their own wealth-management goals,” said Roberts.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Forbes places its current estimate in the ballpark of $22.6 billion.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
The annual figure has remained in the same ballpark since 2020.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
After taking on the Ravens, they spent a week in Maryland and practiced at the Orioles’ ballpark before flying across the Atlantic the following Friday night to take on the Jaguars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
If there’s one thing I know for sure, it’s that I don’t want to be in the same league as them—hell, I don’t even want to be in the same ballpark.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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