nearly

Example Sentences

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Hours after Spirit called it quits, Breeze had agreed to fill nearly all of Spirit’s routes there.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

This year's celebrations featured no military hardware for the first time in nearly two decades.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The pair closed out the 51st season of “SNL” with a game of chicken that nearly pushed Jost to shave his head on national television.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

It took officers nearly a half hour to arrive at the scene.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

It was nearly thirty below when I crawled into the sleeping bag.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen