Sentence examples for for about from inspiring English sources

"for about" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a way of expressing an approximation of a period of time. For example, "I have been living here for about 5 years".

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for about 40 cents ea".

Freeze for about 12 hours.

Leave for about 2 minutes.

They sell for about 200gp.

Leave for about 2 months.

Soak for about 6 hours.

Sells for about 3000 dollars.

Hold for about 8 seconds.

They sell for about $400.

Do this for about 250m.

Bake for about 30 minutes.

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