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The phrase "almost corny" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is nearly overly sentimental or cliché, often in a light-hearted or humorous context.
Example: "The movie's ending was almost corny, but it still made me smile."
Alternatives: "nearly cheesy" or "borderline sentimental".
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It seems almost corny -- I don't know why I'm crying.
They're all almost corny, a little bit Golden Rule-ish, but it causes two things.
The intervening voice was simple, almost corny, for it felt so good: Belong to this.
There's an uplifting, almost corny sheen to the opening minute of "First Day Out".
It was an unusual, almost corny vignette: bad guys pick the wrong dude to mug, get blown away.
"He has a sort of 'Oh, gosh' quality, an aspect that's almost corny, that sees things as black or white".
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The sauce is a bewildering muddle of peculiar flavours: something almost sweetly corny; a certain mustiness; gentle spiciness; tomatoes thrown off-kilter by interloping astringent notes.
They design every one of their glasses after animals, which would almost be corny if the inspirations didn't yield such unique results at a time when everyone in the glasses game is just doing their best interpretation of the wayfarer or the lemtosh.
"I know it sounds stupid and corny and almost predictable, but it's the truth.
Chevy advertising was almost painfully wholesome and corny back then: "New fire, new flair, new freedom from care!" Why go further?
For some women cognizant of the Tupperware parties of yore, the idea of attending one today seems so corny, it is almost cool.
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