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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost challenge" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts where something is nearly a challenge but not quite, though it is not commonly used.
Example: "The task was almost a challenge, but I found it quite easy in the end."
Alternatives: "nearly a challenge" or "close to a challenge".
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A lot of times, they wait and almost challenge you to take a run at them so they can bounce off you and spin away and take it to the net".
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Her gaze as he passed her was defiant, almost challenging.
Ms. Prada almost challenged you to call them pretty — or ugly.
"Truly," said Mike Fasano, the majority leader of the House, "he's almost challenging the Legislature to intervene".
The story almost challenges us to find all this sentimental, carrying its feeling with an unembarrassed intensity and Romanian sufletul (soul).
$SPX moved to the high end of the range almost challenging the all-time highs, but it could not break out on the upside.
"The Kenwood self-portrait has got to be the best self-portrait and maybe even the best portrait that has ever been painted," says Hall. "Rembrandt stands there almost challenging us.
The whole thing is so unchallenging it's almost challenging.
The Southeastern drought almost challenges the longstanding Western drought, centered in California, as the largest in the nation.
He's almost challenging me or you or whoever's looking at it: 'What are you gonna do about it, buster?
Eric Shelley, the spokesman for the group Michigan United, told VICE News that some protesters were "on the edge of crossing the line," with some in the crowd "almost challenging the police," but the situation never got completely out of hand.
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