The phrase "almost entitled" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone is close to having a right or claim to something, but not quite there.
Example: "While he has worked hard, he is almost entitled to a promotion, but he still needs to meet a few more criteria."
Alternatives: "nearly deserving" or "close to being entitled".
We believe we can't keep spending money, but feel almost entitled to.
Landing a job at the Paris office of The New York Herald Tribune soon after, she found herself strolling through Paris like Jean Seberg in "Breathless," emboldened by her outfit to "take out a notepad and quiz Eleanor Roosevelt at the Hôtel de Crillon as if I were (almost) entitled to".
For instance, you may be shocked by the almost entitled way that service persons expect tips in the USA.
In fact, the original show was almost entitled, 'Wagon Train to the Stars.' These adventures continued in the short-lived Star Trek: The Animated Series and six feature films.
I wrote a HuffPost article almost four years ago entitled "People Before Profit, Rahm!" that wrestled with Mayor Emanuel's persona and our Chicago reality.
Of the almost 2,000,000 persons entitled to vote, about 700,000 voted to stay with Germany and 500,000 for unification with Poland; 682 communes declared themselves in favour of joining Poland, and 792 preferred Germany.
Any American diplomats who might have to leave will almost certainly be entitled to keep their jobs and be reassigned to the State Department headquarters or other home agencies in Washington or other overseas postings.
And she has just finished updating her autobiography, By Myself (when it was first published 27 years ago, it won her the National Book Award), adding almost 100 pages entitled And Then Some.
"The young man wasn't out to harm anyone, but he felt justified, entitled almost, to break into an affluent home and to help himself to a few hours of luxury".
Except in Scotland, where the priority need test has been abolished and almost everyone is entitled to housing, we essentially have an all-or-nothing system that expects people to wait until they are very vulnerable before getting any entitlement to help – a race to the bottom.
In 2007 Michael also co-created the reality television pilot entitled "ALMOST FAMOUS PEOPLE" featuring Alisha Keys and Eddie Murphy for TV One.
