Meanings of called nearly in English

First his centre- right coalition was slaughtered in parliamentary elections he called nearly a year early.

M. de la Marche called nearly every day, his chateau being only a short distance off.

Judge Sands called nearly every evening.

Photo: Harry Lock Police said they were being called nearly every weekend to serious incidents of alcohol-fuelled violence in the capital.

This was unfortunate, as it called nearly every man from the horse breaking to ride the range and look after the young calves.

That means that all our theories break down at the big bang: a space-time with infinite curvature can hardly be called nearly flat!

The bill also proposes what one critic called nearly "impossible to satisfy" restrictions on bonus and incentive payments for executives of bankrupt companies.

"More than that," interrupted Juliet in her turn, "both Basil and I have called nearly every month.