nowhere near

idiom

1
: not at all near to
We were nowhere near a hospital.
2
informal : not at all : not nearly
Their house is nowhere near as nice as yours.
That is nowhere near enough water.
The house is nowhere near finished.

Examples of nowhere near in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Meredith is nowhere near ready to begin dating after losing Derek. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 31 May 2024 But with only these metrics to assess progress and with two of them—tunnel neutralization and leadership elimination—nowhere near completion, Israel risks focusing on the elimination of threats rather than on formulating a proactive vision for what replaces Hamas. Dana Stroul, Foreign Affairs, 20 May 2024 Worth a mention was one moment during my trip, when several other guests and I were transported by bus from our pre-embarkation hotel to the port: We were dropped off nowhere near the ship, and there were no Scenic staff on hand to guide us to the terminal's entrance. Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 25 May 2024 More punchline than reality, AI was nowhere near the top of political agendas. Sunny Gandhi, Fortune, 20 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for nowhere near 

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“Nowhere near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowhere%20near. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.

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nowhere near

adverb
: not nearly
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