nowhere near
see under not anything like.
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How to use nowhere near in a sentence
She had been nowhere near West Africa, nor had she been in contact with anyone who had been.
Parents’ Ebola Panic Is Taking Over My Clinic | Russell Saunders | October 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile the flavor is nowhere near as popular as the original, 10 percent of the one million cases of Zima sold each year are pink.
In Japan, Zima Haz No Zexual Preference | Jake Adelstein, Angela Erika Kubo | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLeonard was nowhere near the best-seller list, but each book was selling a little more than the one before.
Elmore Leonard’s Rocky Road to Fame and Fortune | Mike Lupica | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs far as distance is concerned, this particular solar event came nowhere near Earth.
Turns out that storm was nowhere near us, and similar storms have happened before.
So far as Jessie could judge, the carriage had stopped nowhere near the Queen of Asturia's headquarters.
The Weight of the Crown | Fred M. WhiteThere were other officers within call, a dozen of them, who had done nowhere near the amount of field service performed by Dean.
Warrior Gap | Charles KingThe impact point computed by the Oregon station was nowhere near South Dakota.
Operation Terror | William Fitzgerald JenkinsThey were hurled against the crags, and came nowhere near the vessel.
The shells are nowhere near it, and it is hard to keep it in sight.
'Green Balls' | Paul Bewsher
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