How to Use nigh in a Sentence

nigh

adverb

• The snow is melting. Spring is nigh.
• It would be nigh impossible to fix it.
• In the unlucky, the wound turned black, and death was nigh.
  — John J. Ross, WSJ, 13 Oct. 2017
• To wit: The stakes are high, the end is nigh and people die.
  — Justin Chang, latimes.com, 24 Apr. 2018
• Yes, the end is nigh, for next week will be the grand finale.
  — Robbie Daw, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2019
• Each was nigh as long as my thigh and all but as thick.
  — David Wright Faladé, The New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2020
• Through tonight: The end of the growing season is nigh, at least for parts of the area.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2022
• Ord is not the first philosopher to propose that the end is nigh.
  — Corinne Purtill, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2020
• None of this looks very good, but the end is hardly nigh—far from it.
  — Jessica Coen, Marie Claire, 30 Mar. 2015
• The start to the end of the world is nigh, according to doomsday writer David Meade.
  — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2018
• Once again, the political left claimed the end of the black franchise was nigh.
  — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2021
• All of which can only mean one thing—it’s fall, and Halloween is nigh!
  — Julie Sharbutt, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2020
• In some ways, fans of The Process are right to feel their vindication is nigh.
  — David Murphy, Philly.com, 20 June 2017
• Home prices in October showed the biggest 12-months gain in 45 years, but for some cities, the end is nigh.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Dec. 2021
• Her parents were survivalists and the family felt the end of the world was nigh.
  — Sara Clarkson, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2019
• Rather than waiting for the next COP to come, the time is nigh to pledge climate technologies for all, not the few.
  — Forbes, 9 Dec. 2021
• But instead, many Democrats have convinced themselves that the end is nigh.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 24 June 2021
• The time to return to Reddit is nigh; Westworld Season 2 is back on April 22.
  — Mehera Bonner, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Apr. 2018
• For Landry, the news that peace was nigh signaled the end of nearly four years of nonstop anxiety.
  — John Pope, NOLA.com, 27 Aug. 2020
• For many of these workers, clocking out does not mean relief is nigh.
  — Cara Korte, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2021
• There were times when his demeanor was nigh unto being soft and timid, sweet even.
  — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 June 2021
• Retro-Grade Shades The return of oversized aviators and square frames is nigh.
  — Madeline Swanson, Vogue, 21 May 2019
• Signs of the apocalypse are nigh when a hurricane blasts through Rowan County.
  — Corey Atad, Esquire, 31 Aug. 2016
• After the firing of Chuck Pagano on Sunday, that moment is nigh.
  — Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2018
• Your choices are nigh-endless, and there’s never been a better time to start.
  — Matthew Gault, Time, 5 May 2020
• The deadline for mail-in ballots was when polls closed Tursday nigh tonight or has already passed in 29 states.
  — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2020
• But despite these hopeful job rates, the recession fear is still nigh and high.
  — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 11 July 2022
• Their unlikely friendship, forged in the fires of a nigh-impossible task, is the heart and soul of the series.
  — Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 May 2020
• China’s recent moves in the South China Sea have fuelled concern that the time may be nigh.
  — The Economist, 18 June 2020
• The compulsion to tie things out would be well nigh irresistible.
  — Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024