Examples of 'not nearly' in a sentence
Meaning of "not nearly"
not nearly: This phrase indicates a significant lack or insufficiency in comparison to an expected or desired quantity or quality. It is often used to emphasize the extent to which something falls short of a particular standard or expectation
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Because we are not nearly done talking about this.
Not nearly as much as you might think.
That one is not nearly this nice.
Not nearly drunk enough for that.
Your problems not nearly as bad as it seems.
Not nearly the slippery rascal you are.
I am sure they are not nearly as delightful as you are.
Not nearly as exciting as crossing your mother.
But they are not nearly enough of them.
Not nearly enough for a serious incursion.
I learned dresses are not nearly as warm as pants.
I am not nearly as guilty as you made me out.
The following years were not nearly as successful.
They are not nearly as reliable as people think.
Their passing defense was not nearly as successful.
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Which is not nearly as interesting as you think it is.
The situations are not nearly comparable.
It was not nearly as hard as you might think.
But those supplements are not nearly extensive enough.
Though not nearly as badly as serrated steel.
So words alone are not nearly enough.
You are not nearly as stupid as you look.
Sounds to me like one hug was not nearly enough.
And you are not nearly as much of a flake.
What you are doing now is not nearly.
There is not nearly enough money in medicine.
That the outside world is not nearly as dangerous.
Not nearly as bad as you showing up without me.
And you are not nearly as good as them.
Not nearly as tough as getting my girlfriend to marry me.
However progress was not nearly as rapid as was planned.
Not nearly as filling as it may have seemed.
Your father is not nearly as badly hurt.
Not nearly as crazy as you might think.
You girls are not nearly hot enough.
Not nearly as much as those women suffered.
My problems are not nearly so easily resolved.
Not nearly as many aftereffects this time.
Light mayonnaise is not nearly as good as regular mayonnaise.
Not nearly as delightful as that fetching dress.
You have not nearly recovered.
Not nearly as unsettling as your continued presence.
Removing it is not nearly as simple as it sounds.
Not nearly as hardcore as my new line of work.
The alternative is not nearly as attractive.
Not nearly enough meat on her bones.
And they are not nearly so exploratory.
Not nearly as much as he loves his liquor.
Stranger but not nearly as interesting.
Not nearly as pretty or sexy as you are.
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