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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But no one who has been truly following him over the past few years expected anything more or less.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
In a cast populated by characters with shifting motivations, Eunice mostly comes off as a plot device that features more or less prominently depending on what’s going on with everyone else.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
With the story moving more or less in real time — 15 hour-long episodes for a single 15-hour shift — patients with gory injuries and tragic stories come and go more quickly than the health care workers can process.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
The partnership of Pantages, Mills & Shreve happened to be developing 15 subdivisions on the Point more or less contemporaneously with Azure Vista.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
In a cast populated by characters with shifting motivations, Eunice mostly comes off as a plot device that features more or less prominently depending on what’s going on with everyone else.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
With the story moving more or less in real time — 15 hour-long episodes for a single 15-hour shift — patients with gory injuries and tragic stories come and go more quickly than the health care workers can process.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
The partnership of Pantages, Mills & Shreve happened to be developing 15 subdivisions on the Point more or less contemporaneously with Azure Vista.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20or%20less. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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