in the ballpark

phrase

: approximately correct

my first guess wasn't even in the ballpark

Examples of in the ballpark in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

That’s a bit of an understatement, since these shows likely grossed somewhere in the ballpark of $60,000, which is $343,000 today. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

Cal Ripken upstaged every big name in the ballpark, hitting a home run and winning the MVP award in his final All-Star appearance to lead the American League over the Nationals 4-1. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Wells Fargo estimated that household payments for the program would be in the ballpark of $1,000 annually, in line with other virtual power plant programs offered by domestic energy storage companies. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for in the ballpark

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