darn near

idiom

: very nearly : almost

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Think about that: that's darn near 40 years, right? Marianne Schnall, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 Grimes is darn near a black belt in this regard, placing in the 84th percentile in true shooting on drives (per Thinking Basketball). Mat Issa, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024 But, not before one darn near perfect one-on-one date. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 23 July 2024 Sunday was darn near as ugly as the Halloween Night debacle here last season, when the Bengals lost, 32-13. Jason Williams, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for darn near 

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“Darn near.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/darn%20near. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.

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