The phrase "almost denied" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something was nearly rejected or refused but ultimately was not.
Example: "The proposal was almost denied due to budget constraints, but after further discussion, it was approved."
Alternatives: "nearly rejected" or "close to being denied".
A woman said she was almost denied fertility treatments because, as a hotel bar employee, she was considered a smoker.
"Women have a personality and a lot of times it's almost denied in advertising, where they become the trophy," Mr. Bazarkaya said.
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With 14 minutes remaining, Lee Smith collected McGuire's long pass and achieved what had proved beyond his team-mates by grounding the ball – although even then, desperate cover tackles by Mathers and Atkins almost denied him.
That gave Boro the result they needed to head the promotion race, although they were almost denied in stoppage time when Donaldson headed a Caddis cross over the bar from six yards out.
The Red Devils were almost denied the chance to return to the top of League Two but following an inspection at 1845 GMT the pitch was deemed playable despite freezing conditions.
"On the white side so many people deny that stuff, almost deny that it ever existed.
Some are so integrated that they almost deny where they came from, while at the other end, some people don't integrate at all.
"I would hate to think somewhere down the line that the game would be so strategically planned that people would almost deny people who are genuinely talented geniuses the right to express themselves.
Indeed, the sport at this competition that seemingly can't shoot straight lies in touting the underlings: trying to determine which of the early losers or also-rans might emerge with the big career almost infallibly denied to most of the nominal winners.
Arab women, the report found, are almost universally denied advancement.
