How to Use approximately in a Sentence

approximately

adverb

• Wood said the snake was approximately one foot long, and likely less than a year old.
  — Dennis Pillion | [email protected], al, 19 Mar. 2022
• Plant the seeds ¼ inch deep in a potting mix approximately six weeks before the last frost date in your area.
  — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
• Hardwood and softwood tree trunks snapped approximately two-thirds of the way up.
  — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
• Cover and place in the oven for approximately 1 hour or until meat pulls away from the bone.
  — Kathryn Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 31 Oct. 2024
• In approximately 14 months, voters will once again head to the polls to vote.
  — Kimberly Ross, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
• In 2021, these jeans sold at a rate of approximately one per minute.
  — Rachel Besser, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2022
• They should be watered approximately once a week, or when their soil or planting medium dries out.
  — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2026
• Each one would yield approximately 500 pounds of beef and could be sold for $6 per pound.
  — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
• One bar is approximately equal to the air pressure at sea level on Earth.
  — Benjamin Roulston, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
• Neighbors said a man and a woman lived there with their two young children, and had moved in approximately two years ago.
  — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 19 Apr. 2026
• The approximately 50-count party pack comes in crispy or spicy and with dipping sauces on the side.
  — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 May 2024
• An acre-foot is approximately how much water would be required to fill a football field with a foot of water.
  — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2023
• It was posted to a group chat and was viewable by approximately eight or nine people, the complaint says.
  — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2024
• All eastbound lanes of the roadway were closed at the scene for approximately 12 hours.
  — Logan Smith, CBS News, 23 May 2026
• The sensor, approximately the size of a quarter, is applied to the back of the upper arm and can be worn for up to two weeks.
  — Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2023
• Long was approximately 70 years old at the time of the photograph.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2023
• Harden plants off approximately seven to ten days before planting them in your beds.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
• Let that sit and foam for approximately 10 minutes.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2026
• Eclipse season is approximately 35 days, where two (and sometimes three) eclipses take place.
  — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
• It will be sold to the Royals, that (approximately) 15-acre plot.
  — Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2026
• According to the post, the man was approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall with a thin build.
  — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
• These were among the approximately 66 stores that shuttered across the country.
  — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 12 Jan. 2026
• The tea left out on the counter, steeps in room-temperature water with the aid of sunlight and is ready in approximately an hour.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 8 June 2023
• Remember, 10 degrees is approximately the same width as your clenched fist when held out against the night sky!
  — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• The committee has signed approximately a dozen new deals in this calendar year.
  — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 31 Oct. 2025
• In the salon, designs take approximately two to four hours, starting with the bleaching process to the final rinse.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 17 Feb. 2023
• Sena is described as a white female who is 5 feet 1 inch and weighs approximately 90 lbs.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 2 Oct. 2023
• As a result, Lagrange won’t throw for approximately six weeks.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
• Each sclerite is approximately a tenth of a millimeter long.
  — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2025
• The men were described as approximately 50-60 years of age and having gray hair and short gray beards.
  — cleveland, 16 Dec. 2022