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The phrase "about four inches" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when providing an approximate measurement of length or height.
Example: "The plant grew to about four inches in height over the course of a month."
Alternatives: "approximately four inches" or "roughly four inches".
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It's about four inches wide.
Clapboards are applied with about four inches exposed.
I'd say about four inches, for sure not less.
The wieners are cut short, usually about four inches.
The gash stretched about four inches, right above the eyebrows.
Spindles, he said, should be spaced about four inches apart.
The tumour is about four inches long and one-and-a-half inches wide.
He told the newspaper: "It was severed about four inches above the ankle.
The beard hangs about four inches below the best guess as to where Keisel's chin resides.
In the bathroom ceiling above the sink was a hole about four inches long.
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About four inches of hot water".
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