Sentence examples for almost if not from inspiring English sources
"It would almost, if not quite, kill me," he said.
Cotton linters for nitration have been almost, if not entirely, replaced by purified wood cellulose.
He was considered almost – if not quite – "one of us" by the western powers.
This time the subject is Pierre Boulez, the once fearsome, now almost (if not quite) beloved godfather of Total Serialism.
Its horn plays a sprightly little chord that is almost, if not quite, a major third — a sophisticated tone for a taxicab.
It is impossible to tell, says Sir Hilary, but the many mistakes ensured that success was "almost if not entirely impossible".
Almost by definition, most if not all people would benefit from an improvement in their moral character.
"Food companies used to focus on taste, taste, taste, but now you see convenience as almost -- if not as -- important," said John McMillin, a food industry analyst at the Prudential Equity Group in New York.
Recent guests include Mick Jagger, Leonardo DiCaprio and, erm, Geri Halliwell (who, given her reputation for extreme diets, is proof positive that the menu is almost - if not quite - irrelevant in a truly hot establishment).
The curatorial challenge is almost stratospheric, if not astronomical.
Exchanges at this level have become almost common, if not routine.
