The phrase "almost in the shadow of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a location or situation that is very close to something else, often implying that the first thing is overshadowed or influenced by the second.
Example: "The small village lies almost in the shadow of the towering mountains, making it a picturesque yet secluded place."
Alternatives: "nearly overshadowed by" or "just beneath the influence of".
Fridays from 4 to 7 30 you'll find the Chinese-American-themed truck on Clarendon Street near Boylston, almost in the shadow of the John Hancock Tower.
A new Orthodox neighborhood was forming almost in the shadow of Fairmount Temple, using a nearby Hebrew school for its synagogue.
In the summer of 2000 he was hired to return -- almost in the shadow of his old backboard on Lower Winthrop Road.
Last Wednesday, the police seized eight people after 100 demonstrators abruptly appeared and linked arms in the asphalt-covered town square, almost in the shadow of Lenin's statue.
Everything important about Central Clinical Hospital is contained in a single fact: its Granovsky Street address, almost in the shadow of the Kremlin.
Today he is 74, and 10 Purvciema Street sits almost in the shadow of several grim Soviet-era apartment blocks, its stucco streaked with grime.
The leafy swath from Fifth to Lexington Avenue almost hides in the shadow of its neighbors.
This conference took place almost literally in the shadow of a 216 feet tall statue of the saint.
On the Democratic side, a presidential primary that had uncustomarily been almost lost in the shadow of the Republican fight fizzled to an end, as Vice President Al Gore swamped Bill Bradley, in a state where he, too, once thought he had a real opportunity to derail the candidates backed by the party establishment.
Stockport County Football Club is almost literally in the shadow of Manchester United, the world's wealthiest sports franchise.
This spring, Counter Culture's seventh training lab will be opening in Chicago, almost literally in the shadow of Intelligentsia's roasting facility.
