almost

Example Sentences

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"It is about a smaller team that plays in the cup and almost beats a bigger team," he said.

From BBC

While the national strategy for Winter Olympics supremacy goes back decades, Norway’s preparation for the 2026 Games really began a year ago, when almost everyone on the team gathered far from the fjords.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than 2,900 people displaced by the fires relocated within the seven ZIP Codes that had almost all the destroyed and damaged homes, either directly or after an intermediary move.

From Los Angeles Times

It came as annual wage growth slowed, dropping to its lowest level in almost four years.

From BBC

Alfie, from Northampton, said he had been "excited" and scared to be the first to have the procedure, but almost a year on he is now "running around as normal" and enjoyed playing basketball.

From BBC