Examples of 'were nearly' in a sentence
Meaning of "were nearly"
This phrase suggests that something or someone was very close to achieving or becoming a particular state, condition, or outcome. It indicates a near completion or accomplishment of a goal or objective
How to use "were nearly" in a sentence
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I do not think we were nearly as concerned as your folks.
Were nearly all what we called black men.
Nine of my people were nearly sold into slavery.
You were nearly a permanent resident of the underworld.
They swore you were nearly dead for me.
You were nearly compromised with your wife to be.
I thought you were nearly dead then.
We were nearly asleep when you came home.
Parts of the city were nearly leveled.
We were nearly destroyed and exterminated by the british.
The sixth and seventh were nearly simultaneous.
Beavers were nearly eliminated from this area.
He understood that the inquiries were nearly complete.
But they were nearly executed by the underground.
They danced so hard they were nearly invisible.
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But you were nearly killed in your bed.
They kept hidden until we were nearly past.
Its wings were nearly three feet across.
Preparations for the party were nearly complete.
Again prints were nearly always on religious subjects.
Some variants of the shield were nearly rectangular.
We were nearly first on the road all weekend.
Four of his throws were nearly picked off.
We were nearly ruined by a single sound argument.
Their two heads were nearly touching now.
We were nearly in the hospital at the same time.
The train cars were nearly empty.
There were nearly a dozen witnesses in this case.
Last year there were nearly a half a.
They were nearly finished with their tests.
We felt like we were nearly alone here.
You were nearly dead when they brought you in.
The island and village were nearly destroyed.
Conditions were nearly ideal for a crossing attempt.
Both men and women were nearly naked.
There were nearly thirty of the horrible things.
The clothes he wore were nearly rags.
The results were nearly instantaneous as profits soared.
Three of her coronary arteries were nearly shredded.
His knuckles were nearly touching the ground.
Everyone ate until they were nearly sick.
Your hands were nearly a hundred degrees.
Economic and technological innovation were nearly unknown.
Some of these teeth were nearly horizontal in orientation.
I lost count of the times they were nearly seen.
Roman numerals were nearly always written in minuscules.
The walls of the conidia were nearly smooth.
Both were nearly exhausted from exposure.
The pain and inflammation were nearly unbearable.
They were nearly all of the same.
