Sentence examples for was about five from inspiring English sources

Suggestions(5)

began about five

currently about five

yes about five

well about five

nothing about five

"was about five" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to describe past approximate times. For example: "The drive to get there was about five hours."

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"I started when I was about five.

The Guardian - Books

But Jing's village was electrified when she was about five.

The Guardian

"I remember seeing Mary Poppins when I was about five.

The Guardian - Film

"I started playing when I was about five.

BBC

"I think the first time I was aware of it was when I was about five.

BBC

"There was about five of us and we decided to get off.

BBC

Rain was about five.

The Guardian - Lifestyle

That was about five years ago.

The New York Times

I said it was about five miles.

The New York Times - Sports

It was about five in the morning.

The New Yorker

HT: She was about five feet tall.

The New York Times

More suggestions(10)

was approximately 5

was approximately five

be around five

was nearly 5

be approximately five

was roughly five

maybe about five

was 5

is related to five

became about five

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