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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost in despair" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a state of near hopelessness or deep concern, often in emotional or dramatic contexts.
Example: "After weeks of searching for a job, she felt almost in despair, wondering if she would ever find the right opportunity."
Alternatives: "nearly hopeless" or "on the verge of despair."
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He seemed as startled at his progress as anybody, which might have explained the awkward finish poked wide of the far post as Oleksandr Shovkovskiy dived almost in despair.
People who have been doing epigenetics for a while are almost in despair, at the moment, partly because it's being used as an explanation for all sorts of things without any real direct evidence".
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It posits him as the anti-John Newman: it almost exults in despair.
After years of searching, and at times almost giving up in despair, Dr. Yamanaka may have found that alternative.
Some press reviews were strongly critical; Solti was so wounded by a review in The Times of his conducting of The Marriage of Figaro that he almost left Covent Garden in despair.
For the first time in my life, I began to understand the angry, almost nihilistic despair in some rap music that hasn't been my favorite in the past the sense that if it's futile to fight, then fuck y'all, I'm going to make my own power so you can't touch me.
The automaton circuitously reveals the old man as the great film director Georges Méliès, who has, in despair, destroyed almost all trace of his work after the ravages of the first world war.
The midfielder's frenzied protests almost had him tearing his hair out in despair as he also ran to the fourth official to complain.
But at the same time that I've been chronicling this rapid, almost dizzying development, I've become a specialist in despair.
Mercedes was so far gone in despair by that point that she almost gave up.
This is a question that people ask almost out of desperation, while throwing up their hands in despair and disgust.
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