Sentence examples of "Nearly" in English

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My homework is nearly complete. Mi tarea está casi lista.
The dictionary gathers nearly half a million words. El diccionario recoge cerca de medio millón de palabras.
I nearly made a mistake. Por poco cometo un error.
He must be nearly forty. Ha de tener casi cuarenta.
He was nearly run over by a car. Estuvo cerca de ser atropellado por un coche.
Tom nearly laughed out loud. Tom casi dio una carcajada.
Nearly a thousand people participated in the demonstration. Cerca de mil personas participaron en la manifestación.
Tom nearly fell off his chair. Tom casi se cayó de su silla.
I was kept waiting for nearly half an hour. Me hicieron esperar cerca de 30 minutos.
We were nearly frozen to death. Casi nos morimos de frío.
I was nearly ten when my parents gave me a chemistry set for Christmas. Yo tenía cerca de diez años cuando mis padres me regalaron un equipo de química para Navidad.
The scandal nearly wrecked her career. El escándalo casi le arruinó la carrera.
It seems like yesterday, but it's actually nearly ten years since we first met. Parece que fue ayer, pero ya hace cerca de diez años que nos conocimos.
The war lasted nearly ten years. La guerra duró casi diez años.
Tom comes here nearly every day. Tom viene aquí casi todos los días.
It's nearly six o'clock. Son casi las seis.
It used to be nearly impossible. Solía ser casi imposible.
I was nearly hit by a car. Casi me atropella un coche.
I am nearly as tall as she. Soy casi tan alto como ella.
The old woman was nearly run over. La anciana casi fue atropellada.
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