damn near

idiom

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

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As opportunistic omnivores, hogs will eat damn near anything. M.d. Johnson, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2025 He’s been tinkering with this messaging on and off since damn near the start of the century, when his criticism of the genre shifted from the power-holding executives (both white and Black) of the music industry who were profiting off buffoonery, a la Bamboozled, to rap music itself. Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 15 Aug. 2025 Owning one of 11 of damn near anything is pretty cool. Tony Sachs, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 There’s the A-list reckless elder, his upstart protegee (Damson Idris) and a high-octane mission that’s damn near impossible, with lots of speedy action intercut with scenes of its alpha male movie star out of his helmet and grinning for fans. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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