damn near

idiom

informal + impolite
: just about : almost
He damn near killed us!

Examples of damn near in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Even to the untrained eye the ball control, and eye-foot coordination, looked damn near perfect. Tribune News Service, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2024 The initial reception to Mommie Dearest (1981), however — still years away from being dubbed a camp classic and a drag-culture touchstone — damn near derailed it entirely. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 13 July 2024 And later, when the dog say at his feet, gazing up… that damn near broke my heart. Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 July 2024 But the gun shoots damn near 1-inch groups at 100. 4. Dave Hurteau, Field & Stream, 4 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for damn near 

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“Damn near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damn%20near. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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