was nearing
- past progressive of near.
Example Sentences
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Around 2023, as the chart shows, that beat was nearing 65%.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
A US diplomatic source said the facility, which will have 50 isolation beds and be managed by US staff, was nearing completion and currently had no patients.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
By 1975 he was telling Ashbery, whose “Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror” was nearing publication, that the years 1956 to 1996 would be remembered as the Age of Ashbery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
The US-sanctioned vessel had travelled from Dubai and was nearing the Strait of Hormuz - one of the world's busiest shipping routes.
From BBC ● May 23, 2026
It was nearing seven in the morning and his mom’s alarm would go off in about thirty minutes.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
