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
• The defense produced nine turnovers in three days, give or take one two turnovers.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
• In general, grass needs 1 to 2 inches of water each week, give or take.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 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
• In exchange for 10 starts of Ray over the next two months, give or take, the Giants got two prospects worth dreaming on.
  — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Aug. 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
• Recently, astronomers have been finding that some of these objects are placed within the center of young galaxies whose light has been traveling for about 12 billion years, give or take a billion, to reach us.
  — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 12 Aug. 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