nigh

Example Sentences

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Most investors fret the end is nigh, and they often panic out of positions, as witnessed during recent weakness.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Careful as we may be to steer around most of these pits, it’s nigh impossible to avoid all of them.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

For a huge multi-national like Cargill, practising a zero-tolerance approach to corruption and bribes, this made getting most things done, nigh on impossible.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

Pfizer told me that “more details” will be made available as the January implementation date draws nigh.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

But you comfort me, Gimli, and I am glad to have you standing nigh with your stout legs and your hard axe.

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien