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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No major trends have been broken, things still appear more or less routine in magnitude for a pullback after a huge run.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
Choose more or less on statistics for any of the stars playing in this Cowboys-Raiders matchup.
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Expensive borrowing meant more reliance on running large trade surpluses with the rest of the world, which in the late nineteenth century more or less meant Europe.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 2025
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
No major trends have been broken, things still appear more or less routine in magnitude for a pullback after a huge run.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 17 Nov. 2025
Choose more or less on statistics for any of the stars playing in this Cowboys-Raiders matchup.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Expensive borrowing meant more reliance on running large trade surpluses with the rest of the world, which in the late nineteenth century more or less meant Europe.
—David McWilliams, Fortune, 16 Nov. 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 22 Nov. 2025.
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