How to Use nearly in a Sentence

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• We lived there for nearly two years.
• Nearly all of us got sick that weekend.
• I see her nearly every day.
• At the end of the lane, trees sagging with plums nearly hide the tall house.
  — Nina Strochlic, Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2023
• All the parts were nearly there, including half the lyrics.
  — Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 11 Mar. 2024
• Since then, nearly 40 gun shops have joined the program.
  — Journal Sentinel, 28 Feb. 2024
• The steamer broke down, and harsh winds nearly pushed the two barges into their guide.
  — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2023
• The Classic Game of Connect 4 is on sale for just $6 and is easy enough to play with kids of nearly any age.
  — Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 25 Nov. 2022
• Or, at least, that’s the impression he’s given us over the course of nearly 15 years.
  — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2024
• That’s nearly double the percentage of the electorate that said the same two years ago.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 8 Nov. 2022
• The price of bitcoin has soared nearly 50% since Election Day.
  — Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
• Bring to a simmer and reduce until the pan is nearly dry.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 28 Mar. 2023
• Part 2: Rogers gets nearly to the infield before Melvin sees him.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2024
• Overall height is down a tenth of an inch, the front track grows by 0.3 inch, and the rear track is nearly a full inch wider than before.
  — Andrew Krok, Car and Driver, 18 May 2023
• Just on its own, Nolan’s epic grossed nearly $1 billion.
  — Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
• With the tube and some mouth feeding – Ella is up to nearly double her birth weight at 15 pounds.
  — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2024
• In truth, the revenge scheme that nearly ended the life of Nicholas Ravenscroft started with Stephen.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
• But that was nearly triple the rate at which new lane capacity was added.
  — Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
• The office is 177 square feet and nearly perfectly square in shape.
  — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Jan. 2023
• But after 17 years and nearly 20 seasons, her time to pack her knives and go has arrived.
  — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2023
• But on Saturday the Wildcats were in the driver’s seat nearly the entire game.
  — Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 4 Mar. 2023
• Over the course of the long and brutal N.F.L. season, players’ feet and hands take a beating on nearly every snap.
  — Joe Drape, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2023
• After nearly 80 years in business, this month, M&J will close its doors.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2024
• Devers hit a deep drive to straight away center that nearly went out.
  — Brendan McGair, ajc, 2 June 2023
• Tupperware shares are still down nearly 30% year to date.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 31 July 2023
• The whole process took nearly 10 minutes as a steady stream of family, friends and fans posed with Mabry, who was beaming.
  — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2023
• In the last nearly 25 years, Mandy Moore has grown up in Hollywood as her fans and audiences have grown along with her.
  — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2023
• Indeed, Democrats could have learned that lesson nearly two decades ago.
  — The Editors, National Review, 17 Dec. 2024
• The closures were widespread and across nearly all airlines.
  — oregonlive, 23 Dec. 2022
• The Relais & Chateaux property has been in the same family for nearly 100 years.
  — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 1 Jan 2025