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.
Examples of nowhere near in a Sentence
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This incident draws attention to the outsourcing of the running of 911 systems to private companies, like Lumen, causing outages to hit states even if the source of the problem is nowhere near them.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False McConnell's net worth is nowhere near $125 million, according to his publicly available financial disclosures.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Though nowhere near the magnitude of the West Coast’s monster quakes, the seismic waves traveled hundreds of miles, jostling not just nearby New York City, but Philadelphia and Boston and Washington, DC.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
Aid drops and fledgling attempts at maritime corridors are nowhere near covering the shortfall.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Bullough told The Star that while the blue family of visible light can have negative impacts on eye health and circadian rhythms over time at a high intensity, the light emanating from defective streetlights is nowhere near strong enough to affect humans’ health.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Despite Israel’s promise to bring in more aid, UN agencies say Palestinians’ needs are nowhere near being met.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
But the officials noted that Mr. Netanyahu has not yet launched the Rafah attacks, perhaps because Israeli forces are nowhere near ready, or perhaps because of the American pressure.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Kyiv’s offers came nowhere near Putin’s maximalist requirements, and Ukraine was able to stop Russia’s advances.
—Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 19 Apr. 2024
Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False McConnell's net worth is nowhere near $125 million, according to his publicly available financial disclosures.
—Hannah Hudnall, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
Though nowhere near the magnitude of the West Coast’s monster quakes, the seismic waves traveled hundreds of miles, jostling not just nearby New York City, but Philadelphia and Boston and Washington, DC.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
Aid drops and fledgling attempts at maritime corridors are nowhere near covering the shortfall.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Bullough told The Star that while the blue family of visible light can have negative impacts on eye health and circadian rhythms over time at a high intensity, the light emanating from defective streetlights is nowhere near strong enough to affect humans’ health.
—Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Despite Israel’s promise to bring in more aid, UN agencies say Palestinians’ needs are nowhere near being met.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN, 12 Apr. 2024
But the officials noted that Mr. Netanyahu has not yet launched the Rafah attacks, perhaps because Israeli forces are nowhere near ready, or perhaps because of the American pressure.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Kyiv’s offers came nowhere near Putin’s maximalist requirements, and Ukraine was able to stop Russia’s advances.
—Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Nowhere near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowhere%20near. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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