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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The moon and Saturn are nowhere near each other in space.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
And that player is undeniably nowhere near a top 15 quarterback.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
After 20 seasons at Paris Fashion Week, Hong Kong‘s Fashion Farm Foundation creative showcase is nowhere near done.
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Worse, 12 months of those payments equal 79% of the $44,600-a-year median wage – nowhere near the 30% threshold.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2025
And that player is undeniably nowhere near a top 15 quarterback.
—Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
After 20 seasons at Paris Fashion Week, Hong Kong‘s Fashion Farm Foundation creative showcase is nowhere near done.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
Worse, 12 months of those payments equal 79% of the $44,600-a-year median wage – nowhere near the 30% threshold.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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