Examples of pretty near/nearly in a Sentence
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This was what the Dodgers, and their fans, and pretty near all of L.A. and maybe all of baseball – and, definitely, Shohei Ohtani – had been waiting for.
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Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 4 Apr. 2024
The stores did offer instant gratification — although so does Amazon same-day delivery, pretty nearly — and little else.
—Curbed, 3 Mar. 2022
As creative combinations go, like Homelander, that one-two punch looks pretty near unstoppable.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 2 June 2022
Super Bowl seats are in Section 513 of SoFi Stadium, three rows from the top and pretty near Cloud Nine.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 11 Feb. 2022
As far as the Wednesday morning commute, conditions are pretty near ideal at 6:45 a.m.
—Chelsea Prince, ajc, 22 Sep. 2021
The current, post-pandemic environment is pretty near perfect for cryptocurrency’s spread.
—Bryan Pearson, Forbes, 24 May 2021
Spotting early signs of disease in commercial plantings can be pretty near impossible with pathogens that are cryptic or symptomless for many months.
—Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2020
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Jim Alexander, Orange County Register, 4 Apr. 2024
The stores did offer instant gratification — although so does Amazon same-day delivery, pretty nearly — and little else.
—Curbed, 3 Mar. 2022
As creative combinations go, like Homelander, that one-two punch looks pretty near unstoppable.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 2 June 2022
Super Bowl seats are in Section 513 of SoFi Stadium, three rows from the top and pretty near Cloud Nine.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 11 Feb. 2022
As far as the Wednesday morning commute, conditions are pretty near ideal at 6:45 a.m.
—Chelsea Prince, ajc, 22 Sep. 2021
The current, post-pandemic environment is pretty near perfect for cryptocurrency’s spread.
—Bryan Pearson, Forbes, 24 May 2021
Spotting early signs of disease in commercial plantings can be pretty near impossible with pathogens that are cryptic or symptomless for many months.
—Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Sep. 2020
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“Pretty near/nearly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pretty%20near%2Fnearly. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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