Examples of 'nearly took' in a sentence
Meaning of "nearly took"
refers to a situation where something or someone came close to being captured, defeated, or lost. It implies that there was a very close call or a narrow escape from a particular outcome or situation
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nearly took
He nearly took the rest with him.
Heroin addiction nearly took her life.
And nearly took his eye out.
The kind of action we nearly took.
She nearly took me out defending you.
The anesthesia nearly took her life.
Nearly took out the entire hotel.
The gangs nearly took over.
I nearly took three third years with me.
Years ago he nearly took my head.
You nearly took my mother away from me.
A devastating injury that nearly took it all away.
She nearly took one of my eyes out.
I took a group with me that nearly took up an entire floor.
You nearly took my hat off.
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It was a secret he very nearly took.
Elevator nearly took his legs off.
It was just the first of several dangers that nearly took his life.
The duel nearly took place today.
As a young man he sustained a devastating injury that nearly took his life.
You nearly took this flap right off.
That door swung back an nearly took me head off again.
I nearly took its head off.
The second shot nearly took his head off.
Nearly took me out in the process.
A deli slicer nearly took my whole thumb off.
Nearly took my wing off.
That bouncer nearly took your head off.
I nearly took a header on that crate addressed to you.
The car nearly took off.
Nearly took my hand off.
Francesca nearly took your life.
Nearly took a bullet for me.
Dead weight he nearly took the rest with him.
Nearly took my nose off.
The kind of action we nearly took should only be exercised.
I nearly took out my own men.
They said the explosion nearly took the whole house.
It nearly took my bloody head off.
My drug and alcohol dependence nearly took my life on several occasions.
He nearly took off his trousers.
Hitler used them and nearly took over the world.
You nearly took out a couple of the neighbours.
And the tow truck driver nearly took my head off.
Thing nearly took my head off.
That creepy black cloud of razor blades that nearly took my hand off.
Says you nearly took his eye out.
He was overcome with a heavy sense of shame that nearly took his breath away.
You nearly took me arm off.
He burst the door open and nearly took it off the hinges.
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