Despite several nears, the team failed to score in the final minutes.

The train, nearing the station, slowed to a gentle halt.

The nearnesses of friends and strangers alike in the subway car made her feel oddly both protected and exposed.

The Nears moved to the countryside after selling the old family home.

The researcher studied the Nearings to understand coastal behavior.

Nearing attended the reunion to reconnect with distant relatives from his German homeland.

In his algebra seminar, he proved a surprising identity for a finite nearring.

The mathematician explained how certain nearrings can model asymmetric operations in combinatorial design.

The near sighted student squinted to read the board at the back of the classroom.

Be careful with that joke — it's a bit near the knuckle for this audience.