Simon Sinek

It's important to slow down, every now and then, for no other reason than to call someone to say 'Hi.' It doesn't have to be a long conversation. Just calling out of the blue does more to let someone know you still care about them than nearly anything else.

English Author

Geoffrey Zakarian

When I entertain, I want to have fun. But I'm also a control person. I don't go in for those everyone-in-the-kitchen cooking scenes. So if I want to be with my guests, I have to do everything - or nearly everything - in advance.

American Chef

Jessye Norman

If I were not able to separate the art from the artists, I think I would limit myself a great deal, and life wouldn't be nearly as interesting.

American Musician

Renee Fleming

I don't want to be somebody who stands still and sings pretty. Each song is a world. Each song is a story. I don't achieve nearly what I want.

Kelsey Grammer

I miss her in my bones. I was her big brother. I was supposed to protect her - I could not... It very nearly destroyed me.

American Actor

George Weinberg

The world will step aside for nearly anyone who has the courage of his of her opinions.

American Psychologist

Julie Newmar

Like nearly every female, I thought I'd get married and that would be it for life.

American Actress

Mahatma Gandhi

Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.

Indian Leader

John Keble

And help us, this and every day, to live more nearly as we pray.

English Clergyman

Ninette de Valois

Nearly everything in life goes in threes and fours.

Irish Dancer

Use 'very' or 'so' with 'nearly' to emphasize the small gap to completion.

Common Intensifiers

Use 'nearly' to show progress but indicate something still lacks a bit for completion.

Progress Indication

Indicate that the subject was … and now it's nearly … to imply change over time.

Implying Change

Use 'nearly' for dramatic effect, to create suspense or highlight a close call in stories.

Narrative Tension

Suggest timing importance by using 'nearly' to indicate a nearly missed or achieved event.

Timely Occurrences

Express surprise at an outcome that didn’t happen but was very close to happening.

Unexpected Outcomes

Combine 'nearly' with negative verb forms to express that something almost didn't occur.

Negative Constructions

 This little chap was the first one born. He was the one that, for the first couple of hours, we were a little worried about. He had a bit of a tougher time. Didn't you? You're doing well. He's nearly the same weight as his brother now. Despite their good health, life for young tigers is precarious.

Handraising Twin Tiger...

 and tools the results is an epidemic that isn't getting nearly enough attention now over the next few days we're going to hear about some of humanity's most important and complex issues and whether your issue is climate change world hunger education or anything else I'm going to propose that

Upgrading management...

 and going to sleep. Sleep occupies nearly a third of our lives, but many of us give surprisingly little attention and care to it. This neglect is often the result of a major misunderstanding. Sleep isn't lost time, or just a way to rest when all our important work is done.

The benefits of a good...

 with one of the world's best educated populations, unprecedented opportunities for women, and some of the most important scientific advancements of the century. Life may not have been luxurious, but nearly everyone had a roof over their head and food on their plate,

History vs. Vladimir...

 And why does it nearly always choose to do so in exactly the same place? Whatever the reason, it must be very important, for a sloth on the ground is almost helpless. Any predator could attack it and it doesn't have the speed to escape.

The 'Busy' Life of the...

 and then raise nearly half a million dollars from a community that gathered around their cause, no one client anymore. It means that no building is too small for innovation, like this little reindeer pavilion

Why the buildings of the...

 why does it come down to the ground to do it and why does it nearly always choose to do so in exactly the same place whatever the reason it must be very important for a sloth on the ground is

BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...

 nearly a hundred sailfish have surrounded a single school of bait fish it's very rare to see so many of these hunters in one place

ONE HOUR Of Amazing...

 may lose another of its iconic wildlife species compared parent fish nearly a metre and

Nature's Oddest Looking...

 nearly invisible wire rigged with explosives layers will protect them