Below you will find example sentences with "nearly impossible". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Nearly Impossible in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: impossible
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.9 words

Words in this phrase

nearly impossible

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • nearly can mean: In close approximation; almost, virtually. Common word
  • impossible can mean: Not possible; not able to be done or happen. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

government is nearly impossible 1× have been nearly impossible to spy 1× him was nearly impossible and kirito 1× impossible and nearly impossible 1× it is nearly impossible for rtt 1× it s nearly impossible to leave 1× it s nearly impossible to tell 1× made it nearly impossible to determine 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a chaotic neutral 1× a double arm 1× at the same 1× but defense lawyer 1× but my own 1× considering how unreasonably 1×

Common sentence endings:

a possible weapon 1× a royal member 1× an unexpected choice 1× and nearly impossible 1× be nearly impossible 1× being filmed here 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

filmed 2× barrier 2× course 2× makes 2× financial 2× work 2× say 2× possible 2× making 2× long 2× money 2× apple 2×

Related phrases

nearly percent mission impossible almost impossible nearly half nearly decade nearly per virtually impossible impossible dead physically impossible

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around impossible:

almost impossible 13× virtually impossible 7× impossible dead 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

nearly half nearly decade nearing completion nearby village nearby hospital near future

Just after it in the phrase index:

nearly per nearly percent necessarily mean need permission negative consequences negative feedback

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

nearly percent nearly half nearly decade nearly per

Same ending:

mission impossible almost impossible virtually impossible physically impossible

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "nearly impossible" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as government is nearly impossible, have been nearly impossible to spy, filmed, barrier and course stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with nearly percent, mission impossible, almost impossible, almost impossible, virtually impossible and impossible dead, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with nearly impossible

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

The difference between impossible and nearly impossible? (7 words)

Decomposition made it nearly impossible to determine a possible weapon. (10 words)

But my own personal work ethic made it nearly impossible to say no. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Rio Grande creates a natural barrier along nearly two-thirds of the 2,000-mile US-Mexico border, and its looping bends and circuitous course make it nearly impossible to build a lineal barrier along the international boundary. (38 words)

But defense lawyer Anthony Green denied that Harry’s voicemails were listened in on by Mirror Group reporters and said it would have been nearly impossible to spy on him — given the robust security surrounding a royal member. (38 words)

Darren Sharp, an employment attorney at Minneapolis based Schaefer Halleen, said he has taken on no more than a dozen "failure to hire" age discrimination cases, mainly because they are nearly impossible to prove. (34 words)

Question examples

The difference between impossible and nearly impossible? (7 words)

Example sentences (20)

The difference between impossible and nearly impossible?

While it's nearly impossible to tell what is going on in the scene being filmed, it's also impossible to know which sequel is being filmed here.

Rio Grande creates a natural barrier along nearly two-thirds of the 2,000-mile US-Mexico border, and its looping bends and circuitous course make it nearly impossible to build a lineal barrier along the international boundary.

A Chaotic Neutral character makes it nearly impossible to predict things like whether they will and stop at the innocents, or change the course of the story entirely with an unexpected choice.

A double-arm amputee from Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask. is in desperate need of expensive dental implants but the retired farmer says getting financial help from the Saskatchewan government is nearly impossible.

At the same time, he maintained that these “modern colonialists” also create financial relationships with developing economies that make it nearly impossible for the borrowers to pay off their debts.

But defense lawyer Anthony Green denied that Harry’s voicemails were listened in on by Mirror Group reporters and said it would have been nearly impossible to spy on him — given the robust security surrounding a royal member.

But my own personal work ethic made it nearly impossible to say no.

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Considering how unreasonably difficult the games were up to the conclusion, one would expect the boss fights to be nearly impossible.

Darren Sharp, an employment attorney at Minneapolis based Schaefer Halleen, said he has taken on no more than a dozen "failure to hire" age discrimination cases, mainly because they are nearly impossible to prove.

Decomposition made it nearly impossible to determine a possible weapon.

Defeating him was nearly impossible, and Kirito only did it because Heathcliff granted the exceptional swordsman some additional abilities to make it possible.

Firefighters often work in sweltering, dry heat and strong winds can sometimes make the task of putting out fires nearly impossible.

For decades we are told that because of various vested interest it would be nearly impossible to pass the bill but we made it happen.

He adds that the current location of aircraft is constantly changing as planes are moved around, making them “nearly impossible” to hit with long-range missiles.

He said that it would be nearly impossible to invade the entire Essequibo region, which is vast, lacks roads and is sparsely populated.

I find myself at Marshalls all the time and it’s nearly impossible to leave without spending money.

It also works with an Apple Watch making it nearly impossible to get locked out of a vehicle, as long as the car supports Apple's digital key feature.

It is nearly impossible for RTT staff to quantify the impact Paxton has had on its clients.

It makes it nearly impossible to take execs seriously when they say they're sticking by a quarterback who's struggling — or by one who's demanding/due a large sum of money.

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