NEAR in a Sentence
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420 example sentences for NEAR, such as:
1. He warms too near that burns.
2. A vaunter and a liar are near akin.
3. He must be getting near retiring age.
4. Us is near bein wild things ourselves.
5. The corps are assembling near this town.
2. A vaunter and a liar are near akin.
3. He must be getting near retiring age.
4. Us is near bein wild things ourselves.
5. The corps are assembling near this town.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of NEAR
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near
ad. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
a. giving or spending with reluctance
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 As she came near the second of these alcoves she stopped skipping.
2 "He wouldn't come near thee if he didn't," answered Dickon.
3 Her dinner was waiting on the table, and Martha was waiting near it.
4 Mary stood near the door with her candle in her hand, holding her breath.
5 Mary put down her candle on the table near the bed and sat down on the cushioned stool.
6 Us is near bein wild things ourselves.
7 I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context Highlight In CHAPTER I. Down the Rabbit-Hole
Context Highlight In CHAPTER I. Down the Rabbit-Hole
8 He had taken it to the cottage wrapped in his jacket and he had let it lie near the fire and had fed it with warm milk.
9 Captain curled up near Dickon, who sat on the hearth-rug from preference.
10 When I go, none of the gardeners are to be anywhere near the Long Walk by the garden walls.
11 Even the creatures had ceased moving about and had drawn together and were resting near them.
12 On the grass near the tree Mary had dropped her trowel.
13 Ben Weatherstaff, who had been working near a rose-bush, glanced round at him.
14 Tha'rt grown near as hearty as our 'Lisabeth Ellen.'
15 As he drew near to it his step became still more slow.
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 He must be getting near retiring age.
2 The fine was for the company's pollution of the air near its plants.
3 A vaunter and a liar are near akin.
4 He warms too near that burns.
5 One has lived too near a wood to be frightened by owls.
6 Better good neighbours near than relations far away.
7 The corps are assembling near this town.
8 Variety is near the top of many people's list of job requirements.
9 He stood near the front to get a better view.
10 Nor are the insights of happiness limited to what is near around you.
11 All his instincts told him to stay near the car and wait for help.
12 The surgeon placed catheters through the veins and arteries near the base of the head.
13 An unnamed man collapsed and died while he was walking near Dundonald.
14 As autumn draws near, leaves begin to fall from the trees.
15 He who lives near the woods is not frightened by owls.