How to Use nowhere near in a Sentence

nowhere near

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  • And that’s just nowhere near the case with Fab or the Epic Games Store.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 23 Mar. 2023
  • But the amount is nowhere near enough to meet the needs of Gazans in crisis.
    — Simmone Shah, TIME, 24 Oct. 2023
  • But that rain has nowhere near the force that a storm surge can muster.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Not to spoil the mood, but the moon and Jupiter are nowhere near each other.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The rest of the world, on a relative basis, is nowhere near the strength of the US.
    — Joel Shulman, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • My worst month was nowhere near as bad as his best day.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2023
  • This, of course, is nowhere near Bieber's first hand tattoo.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Just a couple of years ago, Jiménez would be nowhere near trade talks.
    — Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 29 July 2024
  • Biden, as of now, plans to be nowhere near the Granite State next winter.
    — Ross Barkan, New York Times, 5 July 2023
  • That’s nowhere near enough time for researchers to see, in the data, what the AMOC is truly up to.
    — Sandra Upson, WIRED, 25 July 2024
  • The two sides are deeply entrenched and nowhere near reaching a deal to avert a shutdown.
    — Stephen Groves, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2023
  • But Nemo isn’t creepy, Pikachu doesn’t give you the willies, and Big Bird is nowhere near the precipice of the uncanny valley.
    — Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
  • What comes next: Europe is nowhere near a crisis on that scale.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 13 June 2023
  • My train car was nowhere near full — just me, the hiking couple, and a few cyclists.
    — Kimberley Lovato, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2023
  • While that equals the lunar distance from the Earth, the moon was nowhere near its position at that point.
    — Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Biden doubtless would have preferred to come nowhere near Trump.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2024
  • My strategy was nowhere near as good as Cory's, and Cory's at the prime of his career in The Challenge.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 26 Sep. 2024
  • But prices for these subscriptions have been nowhere near those Match is now noodling.
    — Laura Forman, WSJ, 24 Jan. 2023
  • That’s on the border with Russia, but nowhere near the current fighting.
    — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 25 Apr. 2023
  • This latest attack killed at least six Ukrainians, five of whom were at home and nowhere near the front line.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Mar. 2023
  • But the technology is nowhere near ready for prime time.
    — Elie Dolgin, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Dnipro, a large city in central Ukraine, is nowhere near the front lines and yet the conflict is felt here on a daily basis.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
  • In several cases, records and videos show, the gun fired when a victim’s hand was nowhere near it.
    — Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2023
  • As the day wound down and the last oddballs in full ghillie suits and neon green kilts stumbled off the distillery grounds, the sun was still nowhere near setting.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 31 July 2023
  • The labor market’s cool-down has been nowhere near enough to signal that a recession is on the way.
    — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Povich then walked Miguel Andujar on six pitches, the four balls also nowhere near the zone.
    — Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2024
  • Studies show that violent crime is nowhere near the levels of the 1990s and that more guns merely equal more death.
    — Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023
  • And Payne himself has said his team — while nowhere near good enough — is getting better.
    — Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 8 Jan. 2023
  • Of note, Edwards is nowhere near the receiving threat that Ekeler is.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Denver is competent again — nowhere near the dumpster fire standing on the opposite headline.
    — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2024

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