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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost destroyed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has been severely damaged but not completely ruined.
Example: "The storm left the old barn almost destroyed, with only a few walls still standing."
Alternatives: "nearly ruined" or "virtually obliterated".
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"It almost destroyed Vlambeer".
Railroads & subways were almost destroyed.
The flowers were almost destroyed.
It almost destroyed her.
"These leaders, they almost destroyed me".
Webb almost destroyed the final".
The crash almost destroyed his bass – almost.
"Vegetarianism almost destroyed us," Rubin later wrote.
But Riina's war almost destroyed Cosa Nostra.
Social welfare law was almost destroyed too.
"That system almost destroyed us," Porter said.
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