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within sight of

ADVERB
almost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually
STRONG
nigh well-nigh
WEAK
about to all but as good as bordering on close to close upon for all practical purposes for the greatest part in effect in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about near to not far from not quite on the brink of on the edge of on the point of on the verge of pretty near substantially

Example Sentences

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"We don't have enough water on board right now. We got food a few days back," said one Indian seaman stuck in a small refuelling boat off Iraq, within sight of the Iranian shore.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Italy were well in the match but three times coughed up the ball within sight of the tryline to let France off.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

The hotel is within sight of JPMorgan Chase’s new $3 billion Park Avenue skyscraper.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2025

And as City move within sight of another trophy, Guardiola proved once more that even amid unaccustomed struggles, old trophy-winning habits die hard for great managers and players.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

‘We couldn’t have got so far, not even within sight of the pass, without him, and so we’ll have to put up with his ways. If he’s false, he’s false.’

From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien