in the ballpark

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my first guess wasn't even in the ballpark

Examples of in the ballpark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the comics, a Lantern’s ring has several powers in the ballpark of creating physical objects out of light and pure will, but none of them to date — save for John, in one specific story — have been able to store someone’s consciousness. — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026

Johnston and Sullivan challenged Triples Alley, but on both occasions, Oracle Park’s spacious dimensions and San Francisco’s cold weather kept those balls in the ballpark. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026

Paxton allegedly found a Montblanc pen, which cost in the ballpark of $1,000, and pocketed it. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2026

The broadcasts will have their own announcer teams and specialized microphones in the ballpark designed to deliver spatially aware sound. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in the ballpark

• arc
• ark
• bark
• barque
• dark
• hark
• lark
• marc
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• narc
• quark