'nearly' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'nearly' with 20 example sentences.
- nearly adverb
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: (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
: in a close manner
It took nearly three years to build that bridge.
They nearly fell off their chairs.
I nearly spilled my coffee on the keyboard.
I have already waited nearly half an hour.
The birth rate and death rate were nearly equal.
I've been awake nearly all the night.
This house is nearly thirty years old.
We've been married for nearly thirty years.
My homework is nearly complete.
She was very nearly run over by a truck.
Texas is nearly twice as large as Japan.
Meditation can be practiced nearly anywhere.
Everybody is drinking, and nearly everybody is smoking.
The war lasted nearly ten years.
We were nearly frozen to death.
Nearly all Japanese have dark hair.
It used to be nearly impossible to do this.
Nearly the entire class raised their hands.
I have nearly missed the train today.
Her father nearly caught her having sex with her boyfriend.