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1. He looks like he’s about four years old.
(He’s almost four.)
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2. She’s about 12 years old.
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3. When he woke up, there were about ten people waiting for his garage sale to begin.
(garage sale: a homeowner sells unneeded, personal items from his or her garage)
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4. He’s been on the phone for about ten minutes.
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| 5. He weighs about 240 pounds. |
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| 6. Those mountains are about five miles away. |
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| 7. He’s just about to sneeze. |
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| 8. It took about 20 minutes to get our pizza delivered. |
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9. She’s reading a very interesting book about European history.
(In this example, the word “about” refers to the content of the book.)
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