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

The nearness of the deadline made her focus on finishing the report.

As the storm neared, we secured the windows and gathered supplies.

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

The Near family hosted a neighborhood barbecue last Saturday.

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

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

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

Her near-sightedness made it difficult for her to read the classroom whiteboard without glasses.

The near-sighted student leaned closer to the whiteboard to read the small text.