nigh
Example Sentences
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Pancaking is when a female eagle lies down flat in the bowl of the nest to test and shape it — and can signal eggs are nigh.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 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
When Max looked like her end was nigh, hearing Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush tethered her to reality, keeping her alive.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025
‘It mighty nigh time for these to be tender,’ she said cheerfully.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Vocabulary lists containing nigh
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