almost

Example Sentences

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"Once I went into the ATM corner, my throat felt scratchy, almost numb."

From BBC • May 25, 2026

“In the playoffs at some point, especially when a series drags on, everybody knows the other team almost by heart.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Gnawing, almost unbearable heartbreak acts as the catalyst for a layered analysis of the ways humans — or, in the case of “The Sheep Detectives,” humans and their woolly friends — ache to forget.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Everyone otherwise received current standard care, and researchers followed them for a median of almost four years.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

It’s so bright that it almost feels like daytime.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith