Examples of 'there was about' in a sentence
Meaning of "there was about"
This phrase is usually used to give an approximate or estimated amount or number of something. It implies that the person speaking is not certain of the precise figure or value, but has a general idea
How to use "there was about" in a sentence
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there was about
There was about nine to ten people there.
So we went over and there was about a million people there.
There was about six kids who went in front of me.
And all the hoopla there was about that.
There was about six feet of standing water.
I suppose that there was about an acre of it.
There was about five or ten minutes.
I got there and there was about a dozen kids.
There was about three feet in between them.
We realized how much misinformation there was about rape.
The concern there was about indigenous peoples.
You have risen above any negative speculation there was about you.
I did not know there was about to be a significant event.
I went to film school and wanted to learn everything there was about making movies.
We knew there was about six million dollars.
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Surely you can imagine what a fuss there was about this letter.
There was about an equal number of them.
In practice there was about of freeboard.
There was about ten thousand at the airport.
Everything there was about dying.
There was about a kilo and a half of beef.
Her face was dark and there was about her a great sadness.
There was about ten people in the bar.
I screamed because I thought there was about to me some type of tragic accident.
There was about a month left in the season.
I sent him in South Ossetia and there was about to start a war.
There was about three inches of water.
So it was much larger than the African meeting where there was about a.
There was about seven or eight of them.
She wanted to know all there was about Gnolls and how they lived.
There was about a half hour in there.
You all took it for granted that I knew all there was about fishing.
There was about eight or nine of them.
That I knew all there was about fishing.
There was about this guy who weighed.
Everything I said up there was about you.
There was about ten of them.
We went round there, there was about a hundred people.
There was about a kilometer between me and the castle.
So we all got together, there was about eight or ten of us.
There was about a dozen of us in the boat.
Between each segment, there was about a one minute break.
There was about two feet of visibility.
There was good kissing, and there was about to be more good kissing.
There was about half a minute of silence.
Although warm and friendly, there was about her an air of impenetrability.
There was about seven or eight people in each cell.
I had decided that there was about a one-third chance.
There was about one ounce of jerky.
Though he would laugh easily, there was about him a depth of seriousness.
