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The phrase "almost could" is not standard in written English and may lead to confusion.
It can be used in informal contexts to express a near possibility or capability, but it is generally better to use clearer alternatives.
Example: "I almost could finish the project on time if I had started earlier."
Alternatives: "nearly able to" or "almost capable of".
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Well, we almost could.
"His hand almost could not hold a pen.
So, almost, could the review of a biography.
But the prison cell was tiny and so overcrowded that he almost could not sleep.
So when she arrived at his apartment, he almost could not maintain his aplomb.
The Chargers almost could not believe that their ugly eight-game losing streak was over.
It "almost could be called a racist film," Mr. Kazin says in the documentary.
"He almost could have left the room having accomplished in five minutes all that he wanted to accomplish.
It's a very big file, and contains so much information about my life that it almost could be used for my biography.
Even though it is only 30 minutes from here [to central London], it almost could be Malawi.
When New England won the A.F.C. title in Pittsburgh on Jan . 27 Phifer almost could not believe it.
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