almost

Example Sentences

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He never mentioned Lawrence Shankland but almost didn't need to.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

"This is not a replacement for trials, but it can move much faster, and that speed matters when a drug goes from niche to mainstream almost overnight."

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

I suspect that almost all of these people are being fantastical, or doing what is sometimes called “lying.”

From Slate • May 24, 2026

That phrase—“light of consciousness”—was mentioned almost a dozen times throughout the prospectus.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

“Well, there is a way. The cleaning woman at the jail has a teenage son and they’ve almost picked him up twice. She’s desperate to find another place for him to live.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom