almost

Example Sentences

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Casper Ruud said he felt he was almost "walking around like a zombie" at times as he struggled in extreme heat during his first-round win over Roman Safiullin at the French Open.

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

And they definitely mentioned the Fayetteville historic district, so Maggie takes her butt outside to the cellar, along with her phone, even though it’s almost dead.

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