on the order of

1. Approximately, as in We need on the order of three cases of wine for the reception .

2. Like, of a kind similar to, as in Their house is on the order of a colonial saltbox . [c. 1900]

Example Sentences

So, when I do criticize the coverage on my show, you are seeing something on the order of 1% of my dissatisfaction with the coverage . . . it's just in the most egregious moments that I just feel compelled to say something.

From Salon

Though the current forecast is lower for now, in theory, a worst-case major hurricane landfall like Milton could cause 20 or 30 feet of storm surge, on the order of Hurricane Katrina.

From Slate

That is particularly so when the player is a superstar on the order of Ohtani, the biggest name in baseball, who had left the Angels and been signed by the Dodgers to a record $700 million, 10-year contract in December.

From Los Angeles Times

There are many hypotheses, which are, in my view, on the order of mythology.

From Salon

However, Phipps notes that the area is still shifting about 88 times faster than it was in October 2022, when he was measuring movement on the order of inches per year, not per week.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• alike
• comparable
• related