Sentence examples for Nearly half of from inspiring English sources

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virtually half of

essentially half of

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The phrase "nearly half of" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it to refer to a approximate portion of an item or group, meaning “approximately half” of that item or group. Example sentence: Nearly half of the students in the class raised their hands to answer the question.

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Nearly half of the refugees are children.

The New York Times

Nearly half of Gazans are jobless.

The Economist

Nearly half of them came from Britain.

The New York Times - Arts

Nearly half of them are unemployed.

Independent

Nearly half of participants were repeat customers.

The Economist

Nearly half of Tanzanians are under 17.

The Economist

Nearly half of state court judges agree.

The New York Times

Nearly half of them.

The Guardian - Sport

Nearly half of the state's residents agree.

The New York Times

Nearly half of those couples have children.

The Guardian

Nearly half of his hair was missing.

The New York Times

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roughly half of

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Nearly half day of

Nearly fifty of

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