Examples of 'nearly came' in a sentence

Meaning of "nearly came"

Describes a situation where someone almost reached a particular state or took a specific action, but did not fully do so

How to use "nearly came" in a sentence

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nearly came
You nearly came home to a squashed husband.
Your head nearly came off.
We nearly came here for our honeymoon.
The goldfish nearly came a cropper.
I nearly came down in a dinner jacket tonight.
And mine nearly came true.
Nearly came by your room last night.
The armies nearly came to blows.
I nearly came without even being inside of her.
The two senators nearly came to physical blows.
I nearly came apart at this stage of my disease.
Boston itself very nearly came under attack.
We nearly came to blows with the target.
When football nearly came home.
He nearly came off at the third fence.

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Public and private services nearly came to a standstill.
They nearly came in here and caught us.
My government subsidies very nearly came to the same amount.
It so nearly came early in the second half.
The quarrel ascended and the armies nearly came to blows.
Nearly came off my bike twice.
My skin nearly came off.
Habib and Balj bickered and the armies nearly came to blows.
She nearly came through the ceiling yesterday.
It was at this point that Elaina nearly came unglued.
They nearly came to blows over it.
Apparently, there were times when the secret nearly came out.
He nearly came back in the last few miles.
Trepkos and I nearly came to blows.
I nearly came to loss of limbs.
The top of my head nearly came off with the feeling.
I nearly came to Washington to see you.
It was crap, he nearly came in his pants.
He nearly came to a few bad ends in Iraq as well.
Nonetheless, that exotic childhood nearly came to an end before it even started.
It nearly came true twice.
Your people 's goal of bringing down the whole cabinet nearly came true.
Jay nearly came on the spot.
By the end of the flight, the mother and daughter nearly came to blows.
You nearly came to blows.
Most significant, successful suicide bombings in Israel nearly came to a halt.
It nearly came crashing down on us.
That was too close. They nearly came in here and caught us.
I nearly came when I saw the bird of prey.
I cut your throat with my razor . Your head nearly came off.
They nearly came to blows.
After this unsuccessful attempt, the racing activities of Osella Corse nearly came to an end.
And they nearly came to blows blaming each other.
When Minraed stepped down four years ago, the festival nearly came to an end.
It nearly came off.

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