more or less
adverb
1
: to a varying or undetermined extent or degree : somewhat
they were more or less willing to help
2
: with small variations : approximately
contains 16 acres more or less
Examples of more or less in a Sentence
the lot is 16 acres more or less
most couples in the survey said that they were more or less happy in their marriage
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Whaffle’s home renovations are a tribute to his grandma, who raised him in a Red Hook, Brooklyn, apartment that was more or less stuck in the 1970s.
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Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
The result was that, unlike novels and plays, movies became more or less synonymous with bowdlerizations so ingrained and so drastic that even most ostensible masterworks of realism come off like Candyland to viewers unindoctrinated by studio standards.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Hail Cale finished with a nifty wrister that beat Anton Forsberg top shelf for a 2-0 lead that more or less clinched the Avs’ first Stanley Cup Playoff series sweep, and first opening-round series sweep, since 2022 — the last time Colorado won the Cup.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
Former Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who won a national championship with Indiana in January, was more or less a lock to go the Las Vegas Raiders first overall.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 2 May 2026
The result was that, unlike novels and plays, movies became more or less synonymous with bowdlerizations so ingrained and so drastic that even most ostensible masterworks of realism come off like Candyland to viewers unindoctrinated by studio standards.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Hail Cale finished with a nifty wrister that beat Anton Forsberg top shelf for a 2-0 lead that more or less clinched the Avs’ first Stanley Cup Playoff series sweep, and first opening-round series sweep, since 2022 — the last time Colorado won the Cup.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
Former Cal quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who won a national championship with Indiana in January, was more or less a lock to go the Las Vegas Raiders first overall.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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“More or less.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/more%20or%20less. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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