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The phrase "almost eaten" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has nearly been consumed or is on the verge of being eaten.
Example: "The cake was almost eaten by the time I arrived at the party."
Alternatives: "nearly consumed" or "close to being eaten."
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But then he's almost eaten by a sort of inflatable crab.
When I had almost eaten my fill of these popular snacks, I stayed for the tacos and the seafood soup.
In fact, at its heart, this is a story about how Wainaina was almost eaten alive by his addiction to reading anything available.
Jaco was once almost eaten by a great white shark; almost became a Scientologist; and on one triumphant occasion, makes a stab at being human.
But many of these tales reflect similar visions of malfeasance, punishment and modest redemption: Peter gets sent to bed with camomile tea after nearly being baked in a pie, Squirrel Nutkin is almost eaten by Old Brown the owl, Benjamin Bunny gets a whupping from his father.
The Cat & Mutton pub, 76 Broadway Market, E8 Though there is a twinkle of malevolence in his eye, this bronze tiger in Wapping's glum Tobacco Dock looks too playful and tame to have almost eaten the little boy in front of him for his lunch.
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I could almost eat myself.
You could almost eat the soil now.
"The cats almost ate them last week," she said.
You can almost eat the napkins at this place.
You could almost eat it off a spoon.
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