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The phrase "almost held" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something was nearly grasped or maintained but ultimately was not.
Example: "She almost held the trophy in her hands, but it slipped away at the last moment."
Alternatives: "nearly grasped" or "close to holding".
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They almost held hands".
Maybe he was almost held too high, almost too perfect.
She's resting peacefully but she's almost held down by the weight of her head.
Long shot -- Chopinina (15-1) almost held on for second versus males after setting a fast pace in the Atto Mile.
So too would a crowd of thousands on the steets outside the church - and the hundreds of riot police, unsure whether the precarious peace that had almost held since Wednesday's violence could last the weekend after the funeral.
With wider and smaller holdings, Aberforth investment and unit funds have become leaders over the last year and Baillie Gifford has almost held its own, while unit holders on average have lost a fifth of their money in the sector after a year of wild swings.
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I almost hold my breath with her.
She almost holds her nose when she says political.
(With 107,501 seats, it could almost hold Ann Arbor's entire population of 110,000).
You almost hold your breath when she walks into the freezing mountain lake.
For LiCF3SO3, the Arrhenius relationship almost holds true for all the salt concentrations studied; while for LiBF4, the Arrhenius equation hardly fits for any salt concentration.
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