Sentence examples for almost caught it from inspiring English sources

He almost caught it — his fingertips actually came into contact with it in mid-air, but this only helped to propel it into the treasure-concealing foam of the sink, where an excruciating crack of broken glass followed upon the plunge.

The piano swatted frantically and almost caught it at the end.

"He almost caught it and walked into the net with it," said Robbie Keane, who had put the Irish ahead in the 33rd minute.

Food always tastes better when you (almost) catch it yourself.

Behind him the others had almost caught him up.

Today, average income per head in the 11 former Confederate states has almost caught up; it is $36,350, compared with a national average of $40,584.

However in the US, television back catalogue has almost caught up and it will be interesting to see how quickly these percentages shift with a massive young audience that grew up on iTunes and has no conception of anything except instant gratification.

"Sierra Leone gives particular tax exemptions to mining companies outside of general legislation, and so it's almost caught up in its own race to the bottom within the country, because mining companies negotiating new deals see these exemptions and want them as well," said Sharples.

It almost caught the house on fire.

Sutherland's cross almost caught out Kello as it rebounded off the post before Hearts substitute Suso Santana went close from distance.

It almost caught me off-guard.