The phrase "a figure of almost" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts where you are trying to express an approximation or near value, but it is better to clarify the intended meaning.
Example: "The budget was a figure of almost a million dollars, but we ended up spending less."
Alternatives: "an approximate figure of" or "a near figure of".
She emerges as a figure of almost unbearable loneliness.
Hibiscus emerges as a kind of Neal Cassady of the Bay Area drag scene, a figure of almost mythological charisma, embodying the moment's spontaneity, joy and daring.
The tone is set by 39-year-old Will, a figure of almost legendary status in Tignes and the wider snowboarding community.
During years of economic challenge at home, capital exports greatly increased, until they reached a figure of almost £200 million per annum before 1914, and investment income poured in to rectify adverse balance of trade accounts.
Even Mariah Gale's highly original Miranda has turned, under the father's influence, into a figure of almost doll-like rigidity: so hapless is she that, even on her release, she gazes admiringly at her father's wicked brother.
Harvey clearly wants it both ways, portraying Myrdon both as a tough guy at risk of blowing his reprieve, and as a figure of almost saintly generosity and heroism.
He was becoming a figure of legend, almost a god.
As the novel progresses, Tracey turns into a figure of demonic, almost cartoonish spite; it is as if she has responded to the failure of her adulthood by striving to erase the picture of the promising child she once was.
For the troubadour Jaufré Rudel we needed the ideal romantic lover, a figure of enormous, almost Wagnerian introspection and reflective power, whose internal crises are deep and powerful enough to motivate the harrowing orchestral climaxes.
In 2014, G4S, Serco and the Youth Justice Board paid out a combined figure of almost £100,000 in damages to 14 children who had been assaulted in STCs between 2004 and 2008.
About 10 million tourists visited in 2014, down sharply from a 2010 figure of almost 15 million people who visited the country with its archaeological sites and Red Sea resorts.
