Example Sentences

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I’ve been reluctant to give him a deadline for securing work during the pandemic, but I am not wealthy and am nearing retirement.

From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2021

Myself, I am nearing fifty—the age Merton was when he began what scholars treat as his “late” or “last” stage—and can I say what I am trying to say or what am I looking for? 

From The New Yorker • Mar. 5, 2015

I’m currently reading “Red-Tails in Love” and am nearing the end.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2011

I am nearing the end of my journey; Point Hope might be but one sleep away.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George

I am nearing Tempest: as I reach the church-yard gate, I stop the carriage, and get out.

From Nancy by Broughton, Rhoda