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The phrase "almost except" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It is typically used incorrectly as "almost" and "except" convey opposing ideas, making the phrase contradictory.
Example: "Everyone was invited to the party, almost except for John, who had other plans."
Alternatives: "nearly excluding" or "practically without".
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It's like a rain situation, almost, except a little more irritating".
Almost, except for the part where Ben decided he needed to "penetrate" Caila's "bubbly" surface and find out how she feels deep down.
A descending open auction is the same idea, almost, except instead of starting the prices at 0 and going up, I'll start the price at infinity and go down.
Almost, except that particular party-crashing represents a huge security breach, surprisingly bungled by the Secret Service.
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She writes about the experience Hanif Kureshi's protagonist described in the first line of The Buddha Of Suburbia: 'I am an Englishman born and bred, almost.' Except that Levy is a woman, 42, and until very recently had never been interviewed by a national broadsheet newspaper.
Almost nothing, except crisps.
Note: Subspecies almost identical except fruits.
Alcohol is banned almost everywhere except hotels.
And that's almost correct, except not quite.
He will eat almost anything except cold pasta salad.
Previously, almost everyone (except Quakers) accepted slavery and even genocide.
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