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.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Shohei Ohtani remains nowhere near a return to action, while Snell now appears to be a ways away from getting back.
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Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
The 25-year-old Shough was nowhere near Sanders in early scouting reports.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Shohei Ohtani remains nowhere near a return to action, while Snell now appears to be a ways away from getting back.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
Fourth-grade math scores are the only bright spot, remaining steady compared to 2022 but nowhere near pre-pandemic levels.
—Bruce Rauner, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2025
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 6 May. 2025.
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