in the area of

phrase

: close to (an amount)

The project will cost (somewhere) in the area of $50,000.

Examples of in the area of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Police responded to a report of a shooting in the area of Heath Street and Elizabeth Avenue on March 25 to find 23-year-old Rickasia Liles suffering from a gunshot wound, police said. — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 July 2026

Sometimes the cats also used allogrooming to initiate playtime, and in these cases the licking usually took place in the area of the cat’s neck. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026

The first big development in the case came a week later, on July 14, when the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office was notified about a suspicious vehicle parked near several rental properties in the area of Stinar and Rivendell roads in Orondo. — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

The trailer was somewhere in the area of Gumboot Lake, a lake accessible by dirt roads in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Rhymes for in the area of

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• love
• shove
• hereinabove