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Nearing in a sentence
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Nearing meaning
present participle and gerund of near
Using Nearing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of near
- In the example corpus, nearing often appears in combinations such as: is nearing, nearing the, nearing completion.
Context around Nearing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 13 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nearing
- In this selection, "nearing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wildfire, blaze, water, completion, 700 and death stand out and add context to how "nearing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a wildfire nearing 700 acres, another blaze nearing 2 000 and nearing completion. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nearing" sits close to words such as ambassadors, ana and capitals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nearing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A second round of king tides land this weekend, with high tides nearing 7 feet. (15 words)
And the hill – the ancient heart of the region’s fertility – is nearing the next part of its healing. (19 words)
But we find that our ultimate quarry, this sentinel of the forest, is nearing the end of its life. (19 words)
A 54-year-old Manhattan financier has been charged with targeting 14-year-old girls on and paying one $700-a-week for sexual favors, before one was found nearing death in a hotel room after being given a cocktail of cocaine, Ketamine and Xanax. (45 words)
Caerphilly Observer in January 2023, Ray’s widow, Wendy Lewis – herself a volunteer at the hall – said the appeal was nearing its target and she was hopeful work can begin on the lift this year. (35 words)
Awoniyi’s injury has kept him out action for 13 matches thus far, but he appears to be nearing a return after posting a photo of himself back on the training pitch on Friday. (34 words)
Are we nearing the bottom here where we can start to see some growth in known account -- or sorry, key accounts TPV? (22 words)
Example sentences (20)
On Thursday, a wildfire nearing 700 acres on the other side of Lake Okeechobee near Jupiter was nearly contained, as was another blaze nearing 2,000 acres in Volusia County.
A 54-year-old Manhattan financier has been charged with targeting 14-year-old girls on and paying one $700-a-week for sexual favors, before one was found nearing death in a hotel room after being given a cocktail of cocaine, Ketamine and Xanax.
According to known Nintendo content leaker Zippo, a new game is nearing the end of development and will feature a cast of four playable characters, including Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Toad.
After all, if the game is ready to come out on consoles, that means the full version is nearing its release on PC.
After a series of short hospital hospitalizations, started hospice care in February, and their grandson, Jason Carter, informed Reuters in September that his grandparents were nearing the end of their lives.
After nearly two years of reviews at several levels, revisions to Evans County’s Code of Ordinances are nearing completion and the updated versions will soon be available to the public for viewing.
A long-running loyalist feud in Newtownards could be nearing an end after a housing association was granted a court order to evict two “neighbours from hell” linked to the infighting.
And as of Thursday, a GoFundMe organized by the Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California was nearing $1 million for the families of the victims.
And the hill – the ancient heart of the region’s fertility – is nearing the next part of its healing.
An image shared on social media by Network Rail showed water nearing the platform edge at Branchton early this morning.
Are we nearing the bottom here where we can start to see some growth in known account -- or sorry, key accounts TPV?
A second round of king tides land this weekend, with high tides nearing 7 feet.
A significant addition to the laws that provide access to justice for consumers is nearing completion for its entry into the Irish Statute Book.
At the time, the artwork was located in Paris, where Hudon was nearing the end of her term as ambassador.
Awoniyi’s injury has kept him out action for 13 matches thus far, but he appears to be nearing a return after posting a photo of himself back on the training pitch on Friday.
But as fires on Maui are contained or nearing containment, you may be able to put in your request now.
But we find that our ultimate quarry, this sentinel of the forest, is nearing the end of its life.
But with Arizona setting its sights on Connor Bedard in the 2023 NHL Draft, Chychrun’s time in the desert seems to be nearing its end.
Caerphilly Observer in January 2023, Ray’s widow, Wendy Lewis – herself a volunteer at the hall – said the appeal was nearing its target and she was hopeful work can begin on the lift this year.
Cineplex president and CEO Ellis Jacob says the company saw its strongest combined results for July and August ever, with attendance nearing 2019 levels.
Phrases with nearing
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with nearing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is nearing 60×
- nearing the 59×
- nearing completion 36×
- nearing its 24×
- was nearing 17×
- are nearing 13×
- be nearing 10×
- now nearing 10×
- nearing an 8×
- were nearing 6×