Sentence examples for given something like from inspiring English sources

Factories workers were given something like 15 minutes to run out of the factory to what were called 'penny places,' because they'd run in, grab food, and slap a penny on the table for the former slaves who were serving them their food.

Considering the types of phones that tend to get saddled with PTT functionality, it wouldn't be a surprise to see users testing the service given something like the forthcoming Rugby Smart to mess around with.

Or, if one prefers, in the latter case we are given something like a functional explanation (but not a causal explanation) for the height of the tower, in the sense that we are told what the intended function of that choice of height is.

He is given something like a proper back-story.

"I wanted to give something like that back," he said.

"To give something like that to someone, you have to be a relative.

Surely giving something like paracetamol that attenuates the body's response makes no sense.

He gave something like 350 pitches to venture capitalists over three years.

"I mean giving something like 75% of senior civil servants bonuses after everything that's happened in the current year.

In a small amphitheater, with a rapt audience that included Ms. Burton, Mr. Treacy gave something like a cooking demonstration, except with feathers, wire and silk chiffon.

Gooseberry salsa adds real zip to a barbecued swordfish steak, and an orange sauce jazzed up with ancho chilies gives something like sex appeal to a roasted tuna steak.