Sentence examples for Almost undone from inspiring English sources

Mr. Waldheim was almost undone by his role in the dispute.

Nathan Pond, sole survivor from that Cup match, was almost undone by the wind earlier.

In Victoria station I was almost undone by a Sky-sponsored jumbo screen.

He was an outrageously talented sportsman, at football as well as tennis, but he was almost undone by his attitude.

Palace were almost undone again moments later when Hennessey failed to hold Wayne Routledge's centre and Damien Delaney reacted well to block Andre Ayew's goalbound cross.

Unfortunately the playfulness is almost undone by a central object in the gallery, which is also the first thing you see as you enter.

Pilots, doctors, police detectives, ship captain: these were the kind patriarchal figures whose authority was almost completely undone, but who were still in some way necessary.

For all of Meb Keflezighi's preparation and strategizing, his bid to win the New York City Marathon almost came undone before he reached the starting line.

Kevin Pietersen, rather than Flintoff, as expected, came in at No3 and was almost immediately undone by Mitchell Johnson's pace, and Flintoff was then suckered into a lofted pull.

That would be up from $12.5 billion in 2009 but remains about half the level reached in 2006, before the housing market collapsed and the financial system almost came undone.

Such a conflict involves editors of pages making changes that are almost instantly undone by another editor.