How to Use nowhere near in a Sentence
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Lebanon’s army is nowhere near strong enough to impose its will on Hezbollah by force.
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Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2026
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But the reforms needed to keep this rally alive are nowhere near finished.
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William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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Fisherman still go out of Gloucester, although nowhere near the numbers of a century ago.
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Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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Inflation, while persistent, is nowhere near the double-digit nightmare of the late seventies.
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Lynn Schmidt,
Mercury News,
2 July 2026
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The Constitution moved America toward majority rule, though nowhere near far enough.
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Max Taves,
Mercury News,
3 July 2026
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Amiable enough but nowhere near as charming as its cinematic predecessor, the new series does as much to highlight the limits of the Legally Blonde concept as its adaptability.
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Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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The adaptation of Sachar’s middle-grade classic—in which one Stanley Yelnats IV is sent to a detention camp where he is forced to dig a hole every day—is nowhere near as good as the book.
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Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
30 June 2026
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For a generation of millennial founders and the professionals orbiting them, the most consequential business development of the year is happening nowhere near an office, a conference badge, or a LinkedIn message.
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Jasmine Browley,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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