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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost fought" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where a confrontation or physical altercation nearly occurred but did not actually take place.
Example: "During the heated argument, they almost fought, but friends intervened just in time."
Alternatives: "nearly brawled" or "almost clashed".
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Still, even with 10 men, City almost fought its way back.
I almost fought back, and you can only imagine how that would have seemed under the circumstances.
Later that year, Jackson and Steinbrenner almost fought on the team bus after Game 2 of the division series.
Eric Owens (bass baritone) almost fought with the emphatic solo violinist (Daishin Kashimoto) in the answering solo violin aria, Gebt mir meinen Jesum wieder (Give me back my Jesus).
Ian Malin Match report: London Irish 22-21 NewcastLeicesterter and Exeter almost fought themselves to a standstill at Welford Road and one statistic stood out other than Freddie Burns' immaculate goal-kicking of 20 points.
Three defeats did not tell the full story of their endeavours in Brazil: despite being overrun by Chile early on, Ange Postecoglou's young side almost fought back to draw – and they might even have done better than that against Holland five days later.
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Oooh almost fight! d).
We see Bill almost fight Alby behind the store, then we hear a gunshot from inside... and soon learn that Barb somehow took Adaleen's gun.
Aeschylus himself almost certainly fought: his brother died in the war.
Gore also told her he "almost never" fought with his female friends.
Fight or Flight When my husband and I first married, I felt lucky that we almost never fought.
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