Sentence examples for stands nearly from inspiring English sources

The grandest among them, "Standing Woman II," a 1960 bronze of an elongated woman — she stands nearly nine feet — went for $27.4 million, a record price for the artist.

And the grand ballroom in Brooklyn stands nearly alone.

"But our country stands nearly alone in the rate of people murdered with guns.

"This hypothesis has never been falsified, and it stands nearly 30 years later," he said.

As a national show "Fresh Air" stands nearly alone in the broadcast media for its abiding commitment to culture.

As it stands, nearly unchecked prosecutorial discretion has proved to be as scary as nearly unchecked judicial discretion was before.

In front stood nearly 1,000 members of the Buffalo Soldiers Motorcycle Club, from a dozen states.

Obama understood this history well enough to stand nearly outside of it.

He was 16, barely spoke English and stood nearly 7 feet tall.

There they stood, nearly immobile, waiting for the Flyers to run a breakout play.

It stood nearly four stories tall and was made of steel.