And so he rode till he came nigh to that castle, and then Sir Tristram saw where Sir Palamides sat at the gate sleeping, and his horse pastured fast afore him.
And when he came nigh him, he cried, Abide thou proud knight Sir Kay, for thou shalt not pass quit.
And when that he came nigh him he wend it had been his brother the black knight.
And when he came nigh her, she bad him ride from her, for thou smellest all of the kitchen; weenest thou that I have joy of thee?
And when he came nigh him, he cried, Abide, thou proud knight Sir Kay, for thou shalt not pass quit.
And when he came nigh to Sir Tristram he cried on high: Sir knight, keep thee from me.
And so he rode till he came nighto that castle; and then Sir Tristram saw where Sir Palamides sat at the gate sleeping, and his horse pastured fast afore him.
And when that he came nigh him he weened it had been his brother the Black Knight; and then he cried aloud, Brother, what do ye in these marches?
And when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother: and she was a widow.
And when they saw him afar off, before hecame nigh them, they thought to kill him: 37:19.
And he himself drove him forth, and made much din, and Gorlois the fair, forth on the other side, and all their knights ever forth-right slew downright all that they came nigh.
They would not, for their mickle mood (pride), follow Howel the good, but by themselves they slew all that they came nigh.
But Frolle with his hand grasped his long spear, and observed Arthur anon, as he came nigh, and smote the bold steed in the breast, so that the spear pierced through, and Arthur down drove.
Even with the words they turned their spears; pierced and slew all that they came nigh.
Thus Sir Lancelot rode so far into the land that he came nigh to the place where he had heard that the fearful beast had made its lair.
When he came nighto the place the host took leave of the knight, and turned him again towards the castle.
The more Sir Gawain looked upon him the more he deemed he knew him; and when he came nigh to the Hermitage he knew well the arms that he bare.
When he came nigh he seemed a knight, and soon he saw that it was Galahad.
When he came nigh he felt a breath that seemed intermingled with fire, which smote him so sore in the visage that he thought it burned his visage.
But ever Sir Ewaine pursued them with great fury and he came nigh to one who was fleeing and smote him down from his horse.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "came nigh" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
