Sentence examples for a list of about from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a list of about" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to indicate an approximate number of items in a list.
Example: "I have a list of about ten things to do today."
Alternatives: "an approximate list of" or "a rough list of".

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The other they picked at random from a list of about two dozen.

A list of about 100 wines ranging from $27 to $500.

A list of about two dozen subjects follows, from climate change to government subsidies for gasoline alternatives such as ethanol.

But MI5 has cut this down to a list of about 600 people regarded as being of concern.

He also has a list of about 200 people who say statues dedicated to their ancestors were taken.

One day, I cold-called a list of about 20 customers with no success.

A list of about 600 homographic words was also included, to disambiguate the cases of multiple pronunciations occurring on Portuguese.

And a list of about 1,000 domains from media publishers focused on the news were selected.

Bankcard Holders of America, for example, provides for $1.50 a list of about 60 cards nationwide charging 15% or less.

If I scrolled down, I can find four stories I actually care about, from a list of about 30.

"They had a list of about fifteen titles," Miller said.

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