Examples of 'nearly had' in a sentence

Meaning of "nearly had"

refers to coming close to achieving or obtaining something but ultimately falling short

How to use "nearly had" in a sentence

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nearly had
I nearly had an opinion about that one.
Because we all nearly had heart attacks.
Nearly had my eye out with that.
Your father nearly had a heart attack.
Nearly had me bloody fingers off yesterday.
I think she nearly had a heart attack.
Nearly had a heart attack when she rang.
You said you nearly had a baby.
You nearly had me roped and tied.
Those blasted dogs nearly had my hide.
I nearly had to have another cup of tea.
Says they nearly had him.
He nearly had my hand off twice already.
My mother said she nearly had a heart attack.
You nearly had a heart attack in there.

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I have not nearly had time.
We nearly had to cancel the whole cruise.
My own friends nearly had me killed.
I nearly had to get a restraining order against.
The conductor nearly had a stroke.
I nearly had her when a private investigator.
This time we very nearly had it.
Spurs nearly had the lead again.
That speech on the field yesterday nearly had me in tears.
You nearly had your arm off.
Probably full from that bite of dinner you nearly had.
I nearly had to cut her finger off.
That one nearly had it.
He nearly had my wife raped and beaten.
But that obsession nearly had me out on the street.
He nearly had a fit when he finally noticed.
But you nearly had it.
We nearly had him on the woman in the hospital.
This has nearly had it.
We nearly had one almost as big.
That one nearly had me.
We nearly had them this morning.
She felt so bad that she nearly had a panic attack.
Jess nearly had a heart attack.
Some of us enjoyed it too much and nearly had a little snooze.
My wife nearly had to call the morgue.
She saw wellies on the kit list and nearly had a seizure.
Your mother nearly had a heart attack.
Nearly had to call for a replacement.
Chinese writers nearly had to stop working completely.
Nearly had the green one.
Your mama nearly had to sit on me.
Nearly had some of it to eat myself.
You very nearly had a corpse.
Nearly had his eye out.

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