Examples of 'nearly ran' in a sentence

Meaning of "nearly ran"

The phrase 'nearly ran' means to almost or very close to running or to nearly engaging in a running activity. This can be interpreted literally, as being physically close to running, or metaphorically, as being on the verge of starting or participating in an energetic or vigorous action

How to use "nearly ran" in a sentence

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nearly ran
I nearly ran over him with a jeep.
That was you who nearly ran into me.
They nearly ran her out of town.
She accelerated and nearly ran us down.
I nearly ran into myself coming back.
Here a car nearly ran him over.
He nearly ran over a family of four at an intersection.
His campaign nearly ran out of money.
I nearly ran screaming out of the door.
Some madwoman nearly ran me over.
You nearly ran me off the road.
The fusilier battalion nearly ran out of ammunition.
She nearly ran me off the road.
Then she nearly ran.
They nearly ran into each other.

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And once nearly ran.
I nearly ran the car into a tree.
That was why she nearly ran the man down.
I nearly ran over this thing.
In the sports car that nearly ran you down.
His car nearly ran me down this morning.
This is the first time we nearly ran out of food.
You nearly ran her over.
Pilots suspended after their aircraft nearly ran out of fuel.
The train nearly ran a man over.
Nearly ran me off the lane.
A car very nearly ran me down today.
Nearly ran out of stelerized.
My father nearly ran off the road.
Nearly ran out of foreplay.
He said they nearly ran into some cows.
I nearly ran her over this morning on her scooter.
The truck nearly ran me over.
Nearly ran him over.
I know this because you nearly ran me over last week.
We nearly ran this one out last time.
You and your buddies nearly ran me over this morning.
I nearly ran out of breath running.
And then that car nearly ran us off the road.
He nearly ran me off the road.
Rick Dees in the morning we nearly ran over that poor young man.
I nearly ran two of them over.
Bob said he heard a peculiar noise when I nearly ran him over.
The bus nearly ran over him.
This maniac with a trailer, he nearly ran me over.
One of them nearly ran me over last summer.
Your freaking grandfather nearly ran me over!
They nearly ran out of ammo.
In such a hurry too, since he nearly ran her over.
We nearly ran into it in the storm last night.

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