How to Use nigh in a Sentence

nigh

adverb
  • The snow is melting. Spring is nigh.
  • It would be nigh impossible to fix it.
  • The time to choose is drawing nigh.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2026
  • Yes, the end is nigh, for next week will be the grand finale.
    — Robbie Daw, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2019
  • None of this looks very good, but the end is hardly nigh—far from it.
    — Jessica Coen, Marie Claire, 30 Mar. 2015
  • Ord is not the first philosopher to propose that the end is nigh.
    — Corinne Purtill, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2020
  • For many of these workers, clocking out does not mean relief is nigh.
    — Cara Korte, CBS News, 31 Aug. 2021
  • There were times when his demeanor was nigh unto being soft and timid, sweet even.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 June 2021
  • Once again, the political left claimed the end of the black franchise was nigh.
    — Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2021
  • But despite these hopeful job rates, the recession fear is still nigh and high.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 11 July 2022
  • As such, choosing which ones to watch is a nigh-impossible task.
    — Jacob Siegal, BGR, 14 Dec. 2021
  • The compulsion to tie things out would be well nigh irresistible.
    — Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
  • But instead, many Democrats have convinced themselves that the end is nigh.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 24 June 2021
  • Your choices are nigh-endless, and there’s never been a better time to start.
    — Matthew Gault, Time, 5 May 2020
  • During the cold months, when duck season was nigh, his beard would invariably sprout.
    — Tyler Bridges, NOLA.com, 4 Oct. 2020
  • Her parents were survivalists and the family felt the end of the world was nigh.
    — Sara Clarkson, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2019
  • Part of that entailed gathering and chopping her own wood because the end times are nigh.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2020
  • In some ways, fans of The Process are right to feel their vindication is nigh.
    — David Murphy, Philly.com, 20 June 2017
  • Morgan’s words, over the magical walkie talkies, telling everyone that the end is nigh.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 June 2021
  • This makes the run from the gate to the first turn is some 281 yards and change, or nigh on three football fields in length.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
  • The start to the end of the world is nigh, according to doomsday writer David Meade.
    — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Fox News, 20 Apr. 2018
  • For Landry, the news that peace was nigh signaled the end of nearly four years of nonstop anxiety.
    — John Pope, NOLA.com, 27 Aug. 2020
  • In some ways, coping with those contrasting styles should be nigh-on impossible.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Between this and Alexa randomly laughing, feels like the robot takeover is nigh, right?
    — Charles Curtis, For The Win, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Even before Amoruso’s announcement, the end of the girlboss was nigh.
    — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 25 June 2020
  • Their unlikely friendship, forged in the fires of a nigh-impossible task, is the heart and soul of the series.
    — Ars Staff, Ars Technica, 29 May 2020
  • Wilson’s scoring has been nigh unstoppable all season.
    — Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The deadline for mail-in ballots was when polls closed Tursday nigh tonight or has already passed in 29 states.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2020
  • After the firing of Chuck Pagano on Sunday, that moment is nigh.
    — Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2018
  • Signs of the apocalypse are nigh when a hurricane blasts through Rowan County.
    — Corey Atad, Esquire, 31 Aug. 2016

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