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Meanings of become nearly in English

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Usage of become nearly in English
1
To reduce sail to the lowest limits, so as to become nearly stationary.
Anson's Voyage Round the World / The Text Reduced
2
The clothing of the soldiers, from hard usage, had become nearly worn out.
David Crockett: His Life and Adventures
3
And now that the cat knew her hiding place, foraging had become nearly impossible.
A nest for celeste: a story about art, inspiration, and the mean...
4
Wait long enough, and these problems become nearly insurmountable.
Wired
5
The constant clash between the Exposition Company and the National Commission had become nearly unbearable.
The devil in the white city: murder, magic & madness and the fai...
6
Such mutations would become nearly universal in a population.
Wired
7
They had not become nearly so tortuous as those above described which had been cauterised.
The Power of Movement in Plants
8
The personal element will have become nearly eliminated.
The Blazed Trail
9
After 24 h. it had become nearly vertical.
The Power of Movement in Plants
10
He had become nearly blind through the explosion of a cartridge which had burnt his face.
Ali Pacha / Celebrated Crimes
11
It has become nearly an annual masochistic exercise with newspapers reporting year-on-year declines in their circulations.
The Irish Times
12
Released by Capcom and created by WayForward, this game has recently become nearly as expensive as Earthbound.
Wired
13
The difficulties of Europeans travelling the Maroquine States, always great and perilous, are now become nearly insuperable.
Travels in Morocco, Volume 1.
14
My hair has become nearly grey-myvoice, unused now to utter sound, comes strangely on my ears.
The Last Man
15
Weldon had become nearly frantic in his demands to be released when Mershone was ushered into the station.
Aunt Jane's Nieces in Society
16
After a few weeks the returns will begin to come in; and they will soon become nearly uniform.
On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
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Become nearly through the time
Become nearly across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common