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Example sentences for "born about"

  • Jacob Tam, born about 1100, was still a very young child when Rashi died.

  • He again had a son, whose christian name was Jean Baptiste, born about 1728, who was also a gambist and published several books of compositions for his instrument.

  • Hans Gerle, a native of Nuremberg, born about 1500, had already received important consideration during the first twenty years of the sixteenth century, not only as a skilful performer, but also as a maker of lutes and viols.

  • Letronne inclines to identify him with Dicuil or Dichull, abbot of Pahlacht, born about 760.

  • John Barbour, Archdeacon of Aberdeen, a Scottish poet, born about 1320: wrote a poem concerning the deeds of King Robert I.

  • John Lyly, born about 1553: wrote numerous smaller plays, but is chiefly known as the author of Euphues, Anatomy of Wit, and Euphues and his England.

  • This Abu Fadhl Chasdai (born about 1040) was likewise a poet, but, although acquainted with Hebrew, he wrote only in Arabic verse.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "born about" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    born about; born again; born babe; born child; born citizens; born days; born infant; born leader; born near; born women; borne along; borne away; enjoy myself; except some; great nuisance; human race; instruction publique; large excess; murder committed; order that; prose and; queer sort; small company; that makes; universal language; wild beasts