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The phrase "almost got divorced" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where a couple was very close to ending their marriage but ultimately did not go through with it.
Example: "After years of fighting and misunderstandings, we almost got divorced, but we decided to seek counseling instead."
Alternatives: "nearly separated" or "close to divorce".
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Plus, he once almost got divorced from Michelle.
"My husband and I almost got divorced because of the stress of the drawn-out house search," Mrs. Gambino said.
But, of course, the book came out, and some morning-show producers plucked the sentence out of context, and there I was staring into a TV camera while hosts said to me, "So you almost got divorced a few years into your marriage and you found out that by being submissive you could make it work".
We almost got divorced.
McMichael lost a string of jobs, contemplated suicide, and almost got divorced before he finally sought help, he said, and has since founded an organization called Outside the Wire to help veterans like him.
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Twenty years ago trans parents almost always got divorced, lost custody of and, many times, any access to their children.
It was almost a decade, though, before she and Feinman got divorced.
She got divorced from her high school sweetheart almost a decade ago and has primary custody of their 13-year-old son.
Got divorced.
He got divorced.
One just got divorced.
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