nigh

Example Sentences

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Honey Cooper catches up on reading at home in the afternoon between elementary school and her college nigh class.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

Most investors fret the end is nigh, and they often panic out of positions, as witnessed during recent weakness.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Careful as we may be to steer around most of these pits, it’s nigh impossible to avoid all of them.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026

For a huge multi-national like Cargill, practising a zero-tolerance approach to corruption and bribes, this made getting most things done, nigh on impossible.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

For nigh on half a year, they had lived in the magister's house, eating his food, pampered by his ser-vants.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin