damn near

phrase

informal + impolite
: just about : almost
He damn near killed us!

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Videos of him jumping an R6 supersport bike damn near ten feet in the air. — Loz Blain september 24, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026 The subscribers just started coming by the hundreds of thousands damn near overnight. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 9 Sep. 2026 Paying damn near $500 to watch my crappy football team play crappy football. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Then LeBron gets in the photo and damn near blocks me. — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for damn near

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“Damn near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damn%20near. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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