Synonym: almost, approximately, close to, just about. Similar words: not nearly, early, early warning, regularly, similarly, particularly, nearby, on earth. Meaning: ['nɪrlɪ /'nɪə-] 
adv. 1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished 2. in a close manner.
adv. 1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished 2. in a close manner. 
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121. There's no point in keeping up appearances when everyone knows we're nearly bankrupt.
122. It took the firemen nearly two hours to put the blaze out.
123. It was hot, nearly 90 degrees in the noonday sun.
124. They'd been married nearly four years and June was desperate to start a family.
125. The dictatorship of General Franco lasted for nearly 40 years.
126. The wind struck the car and nearly tipped it over.
127. You're nearly twenty, yet you keep saying silly things like that.
128. The Freedom Party's electoral support surged from just under 10 per cent to nearly 17 per cent.
129. Her eyes nearly popped out of her head when she saw them.
130. By midnight he had put back nearly two bottles of wine.
131. The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 per cent.
132. The shock of seeing her again made me nearly jump out of my skin.
133. New diet books appear at a rate of nearly one a week.
134. It was such a hassle trying to get my bank account changed that I nearly gave up.
135. This is a reversion to the system under which the Royals were paid for nearly 300 years.
136. Women are running in nearly all the contested seats in Los Angeles.
137. He's not nearly such a good writer as he's cracked up to be.
138. Their district stretches nearly 150 miles,(http://sentencedict.com/nearly.html) from the mountains to the sea.
139. It was nearly an hour before Sweeney appeared in the pub.
140. I'm nearly 31 and it's about time I had something to show for my time in my job.
141. The pedestrian who had nearly been run over reported the incident to the police.
142. It is a form of anaemia which is nearly always fatal if left untreated.
143. When I saw my brother on the stage I nearly fell off my chair.
144. I'm nearly 31 and that's getting on a bit for a footballer.
145. Oil exports account for nearly 80% of the country's foreign earnings.
146. Nearly 10 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by ice.
147. An embarrassing blunder nearly blighted his career before it got off the ground.
148. He was chastened by the traffic accident; he had nearly died.
149. We'd better stop at the garage to fill up, we're nearly out of petrol.
150. Their countries had been at war for nearly six weeks.
More similar words: not nearly, early, early warning, regularly, similarly, particularly, nearby, on earth, near to, far and near, year after year, neat, sneak, garlic, one another, Charlie, fairly, beneath, parlance, formerly, elderly, properly, underlying, one after another, wear, tear, year, gear, hear, rear.