English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Nearly" in Example Sentences
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2642647	Tom is nearly thirty years old.	CK
2642646	Tom is nearly three hours late.	CK
295007	He was nearly run over by a car.	CK
1611237	It used to be nearly impossible.	Spamster
482501	She was nearly hit by a bicycle.	blay_paul
1898205	The parking lot is nearly empty.	CK
273301	The war lasted nearly ten years.	CK
256754	I was nearly run over by a truck.	CK
286963	His life spanned nearly a century.	CM
43329	The old woman was nearly run over.	CK
2592655	This dictionary is nearly useless.	WestofEden
33337	Nearly all Japanese have dark hair.	CK
279677	The island is nearly a mile across.	CK
292772	He comes to see me nearly every day.	CK
310956	The scandal nearly wrecked her career.	CM
422354	I was kept waiting nearly half an hour.	blay_paul
3061207	I've been here nearly three months now.	CK
271630	It's nearly noon and he's still in bed.	CM
47385	The child was nearly run over by a car.	CK
311045	She was very nearly run over by a truck.	CK
39575	Texas is nearly twice as large as Japan.	CK
886786	Those plans seem nearly identical to me.	Swift
3161846	Tom needs help nearly as badly as we do.	CK
2953218	Mary was a nurse for nearly thirty years.	CK
58442	This portrait is nearly as large as life.	CM
1454183	He was nearly run over at an intersection.	CK
2017043	I very nearly had a heart attack and died.	halfb1t
3008334	I nearly spilled my coffee on the keyboard.	patgfisher
72743	I was kept waiting for nearly half an hour.	CK
241435	Nearly 80 percent of the land is mountains.	CK
315441	She was nearly frozen to death in the snow.	CK
68719	That couple gets soused nearly every night.	CK
64902	The man who nearly drowned began to breathe.	CM
3123180	I'm not nearly as smart as people think I am.	CK
2053805	It took me nearly two hours to write the essay.	charlotte13
266822	The birth rate and death rate were nearly equal.	CK
2600005	Tom nearly died of yellow fever a few years ago.	sharptoothed
16396	You nearly poked me in the eye with your pencil.	CK
50931	By the time you get there, it will be nearly dark.	CK
3045797	I nearly split my sides laughing at Tom's stories.	sharptoothed
2892179	This antique clock is in nearly perfect condition.	CK
2639974	Tom sat on that park bench for nearly three hours.	CK
308044	By the time she gets there, it will be nearly dark.	CM
289893	He has been engaged in this study nearly ten years.	CM
62236	The coffee was so hot that I nearly burned my tongue.	CK
2744881	We nearly had an accident when the car brakes jammed.	sharptoothed
301687	He was nearly hit by the car while crossing the street.	CK
1648103	Fingernails grow nearly four times faster than toenails.	darinmex
667883	Action speaks louder than words, but not nearly as often.	CK
2904943	The wind was so strong, we were nearly blown off the road.	patgfisher