The phrase "almost caught out" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone nearly gets discovered or exposed for something, often in a context of deception or mistake.
Example: "He was almost caught out when his alibi started to fall apart during the questioning."
Alternatives: "nearly exposed" or "almost discovered."
Garner came close again when a deflected strike off Shay Logan almost caught out Reds keeper Joe Lewis.
Spurred on by the perceived injustice, Brighton attempted to push forward but were almost caught out on the break when Wilson's cross just failed to pick out King.
Juventus were almost caught out just before half-time when Hakan Calhanoglu's snap-shot forced a smart save from Wojciech Szczesny.
Jan Oblak had to punch away from Arturo Vidal and was then almost caught out by Costa by the near post.
32 De Goey is almost caught out when a speculative long-distance shot by Rivaldo arrives like a cross and only just clears the far post.
The Gunners, who head to arch-rivals Tottenham on Sunday, were happy to sit back on their lead - but were almost caught out when Olympiakos captain Vassilis Torosidis crashed a curling 25-yard effort against the crossbar.
2048: Zambia are persevering with their short-corner routine, and almost catch out Ivory Coast again.
Jonny Howson's cross almost catches out Rovers keeper David Raya but the Spaniard recovers to tip it over the crossbar.
Then at the other end James Morrison attempts a lovely dipping half-volley that almost catches out backtracking Artur Boruc at his far post.
Duncan Watmore, nicknamed 'the Ginger Messi' displays a bit of the Barcelona forward's trickery to wriggle into the area on the right and feed a pass to Jeremain Lens, whose low shot almost catches out Wayne Hennessey, but the Palace keeper just about manages to smother the ball.
They almost got caught out at an early corner when Kostas Katsouranis flicked on Karagounis's cross to force Vyacheslav Malafeev to make a sharp reaction save.
