almost
Example Sentences
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His last game was on 2 October, almost three months ago.
From BBC
I felt defensive over Will, to almost make sure that he wasn’t gay because I felt it personally, and I was kind of like compensating for it.
From Los Angeles Times
“China has always stood in solidarity through thick and thin with the Global South, including Latin America and the Caribbean,” said the 6,700-word policy paper, China’s first on the region in almost a decade.
The effect, barring some history-altering exogenous circumstance, has almost certainly been to push the war’s conclusion further into the future.
One can almost hear Hawks grouse in response: “Rich? Profound? I was just trying to entertain people.”
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