How to Use give or take in a Sentence

give or take

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• Ten seconds, give or take one either side, is not a long time.
  — New Atlas, 13 July 2026
• Visitors can choose either to give or take—a choice that, at this scale, probably has a lot to do with whether one needs or has.
  — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026
• Every six to eight years, give or take, a new generation could see Pinocchio or Snow White on the big screen.
  — Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 5 July 2026
• Low-end detectors typically have 10 LEDs, give or take a few.
  — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 July 2026
• Winners of the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest have eaten a total of 2,541 famous franks, give or take a few, since the contest began in 1982.
  — Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026