well-nigh
Example Sentences
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Not that there is no possibility of fresh interpretation, but the characters were so memorably owned by their originators that these actors have been bequeathed well nigh impossible tasks.
From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022
And, outside the professional world, it seems well nigh impossible to view a group of people as fully human if you refuse, categorically, to have them as friends.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 31, 2017
Getting the ball past the great wall of Murray seemed well nigh impossible, too, on Sunday, but for all the good cheer in victory, this was hardly a lighthearted afternoon in general on Centre Court.
From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2016
Distinguishing between extremists and moderates, he added, was well nigh impossible, because it’s “very hard to define. It’s very hard to separate. Because you don’t know who’s who.”
From Time • Jun. 14, 2016
True social contact across the races was well nigh impossible, yet within the confines of their offices, relationships cultivated over intense days and long years blossomed into respect, fondness, and even friendship.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
