nowhere near
idiom
1
: not at all near to
We were nowhere near a hospital.
2
informal
: not at all : not nearly
Their house is nowhere near as nice as yours.
That is nowhere near enough water.
The house is nowhere near finished.
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While the calls led to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts issuing a rare rebuke of Trump's statement, the president appears nowhere near wanting to tone down his rhetoric against U.S. judges.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Aid groups have warned of famine and say the aid that has come in is nowhere near enough to meet mounting needs.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
Forced to retreat back deeper in the field thanks to the arrival of Kylian Mbappe, Bellingham has been nowhere near as effective this term as Madrid was bulldozed by FC Barcelona in four Clasicos and lost the Copa del Rey and Super Cup finals to it while also ceding La Liga to the Catalans.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Gundogan’s second strike was nowhere near as clean as the first, but as his shot found its way into the bottom corner five minutes into the second half, disbelief was restored.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
Aid groups have warned of famine and say the aid that has come in is nowhere near enough to meet mounting needs.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2025
Forced to retreat back deeper in the field thanks to the arrival of Kylian Mbappe, Bellingham has been nowhere near as effective this term as Madrid was bulldozed by FC Barcelona in four Clasicos and lost the Copa del Rey and Super Cup finals to it while also ceding La Liga to the Catalans.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Gundogan’s second strike was nowhere near as clean as the first, but as his shot found its way into the bottom corner five minutes into the second half, disbelief was restored.
—Thom Harris, New York Times, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for nowhere near
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“Nowhere near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nowhere%20near. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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