How to Use get about in a Sentence

get about

verb
  • The highest of the highs might get about four-tenths of an inch.
    — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2025
  • That video got about 700,000 views.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • For best growth, make sure your plants get about 1 inch of water a week.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
  • Bloomington got about a half-inch less.
    — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • But the cat got about 2 feet from the lizard, jumped up on a little ledge and walked away.
    — Hannah Farrow, Orlando Sentinel, 24 June 2024
  • That means for every pound of turkey, guests will get about eight to nine ounces of meat.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 23 July 2023
  • Ricky Robbins, who got about 31%.
    — Ryan Oehrli march 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
  • He's got about 150 bucks stuffed in the top front pocket of his bibs.
    — Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Experts advise that adults get about seven to nine hours of sleep per night.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 28 Nov. 2023
  • This allows both hemispheres to get about equal amounts of sunlight.
    — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
  • What doesn’t Natalie get about this?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 Dec. 2025
  • The effect is thought to occur when storms get about 900 miles apart.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
  • The Phoenix Open winner this week gets about 59 points.
    — Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The effect is thought to occur when storms get about 900 miles apart.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
  • For rideshare trips, drivers only get about 9% of their pay from tipping.
    — Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The gondola whisks guests around the resort and is handy for getting about.
    — Paula Conway, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
  • Moth Days, in a relatively fleet process, got about a year and a half.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
  • My last book got about 20 good reviews after weeks of hustling.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
  • Detroit is likely to get about 1 inch of snow by Monday.
    — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Pivetta gets about 20 inches of rise on his four-seam fastball.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Los Angeles renters get about 439 square feet for the same price.
    — Sacbee.com, 31 July 2025
  • The summit of the mountain gets about 280 inches of snow, hail and ice each year.
    — Mara Hoplamazian, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The bikes get about 30 miles of range on a single charge, CargoB says.
    — Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Right now, Phoenix is only getting about 36 points per game from beyond the arc.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Perkins can get about 180 miles while towing his Airstream, about half his normal range.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 9 June 2026
  • At each stop, riders get about half an hour to shop and some kind of treat or experience from the store owner.
    — Joe Donlon, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Carman is in line to get about $7 million of the estate, as his mother’s only heir.
    — Lisa Rathke, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2022
  • Miller received 56% of the votes, while Burton got about 43%.
    — Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In fact, all day Saturday the wind chills never get about 0 degrees.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
  • In captivity, the boas can live up to 20 to 30 years and get about two to three feet long.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023

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