be near
Example Sentences
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The two sides have been meeting on and off for two months and are rumored to be near an agreement on an independent supreme court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
But one doesn’t have to be near the desert to hear the dissonance.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026
This is a crucial distinction because many commentators in effect have been focusing only on the breadth of Wall Street’s bullishness, and concluding that a top must be near.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
The crowd at the Alexander Stadium appeared to be near its 23,000 capacity.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Mrs. Holton said, “Mr. Leroy, I ain’t got no doubt you gunn pay me back, but hearing that Liberty Bell toll when your wife and babies walk into Buxton gunn be near payment enough itself.”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
