approximately

In a sentence

Six example sentences with approximately, each labelled with its topic.

• The comet returns approximately every seventy-six years, though small gravitational nudges shift the date by several months.

  Science

• Simmer the stock approximately four hours, skimming the foam whenever it gathers, and stop when the liquid tastes rounded.

  Cooking

• The trail loop is approximately nine kilometers, so most runners finish it in under an hour without pushing hard.

  Fitness

• The ferry crossing takes approximately ninety minutes, though a stiff headwind can add twenty more.

  Travel

• The country imports approximately half of its grain, so a bad harvest abroad shows up quickly in bread prices.

  Economics

• A regulation court is approximately twenty-eight meters long, so a full sprint takes a fit player about four seconds.

  Basketball

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More Academic words

• bias
• status
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• published
• stable
• modify
• scope
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• demonstrated
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