damn near

phrase

informal + impolite

: just about : almost

He damn near killed us!

Examples of damn near in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Netanyahu and his party, Likud, are not ahead in most mainstream polls, and yet most observers of any credibility agree that damn near anything could happen, especially given Israel’s complicated parliamentary arrangements and wild array of parties. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026

Videos of him jumping an R6 supersport bike damn near ten feet in the air. — Loz Blain september 24, New Atlas, 25 Sep. 2026

The subscribers just started coming by the hundreds of thousands damn near overnight. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 9 Sep. 2026

Paying damn near $500 to watch my crappy football team play crappy football. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for damn near

• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cashier
• cohere
• compere
• emir