almost

Example Sentences

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Snowboarder Brookes finished an agonising fourth in the big air - despite almost landing a never-before-seen trick in competition - and failed to qualify for the slopestyle final.

From BBC

"Finding a wild frog in the right place, eating exactly the food needed to produce the right alkaloids, is almost impossible... almost," Johnson said.

From BBC

But Canada restored their lead almost immediately after superstar Sidney Crosby fed Devon Toews, and Mark Stone made it 3-1 at the end of the first period.

From Barron's

An Ellis Mee break almost from the restart provided Wales with the first period of pressure.

From BBC

Think of how many other ways that $54 billion could have been invested—in AI startups, dirty soda shops, almost anything else to generate a positive return.

From The Wall Street Journal