Sentence examples for almost inflicted from inspiring English sources

Having been outclassed in the first leg of the last-16 tie and looking weary in Lisbon, Tottenham's late surge almost inflicted Benfica's first defeat in 23 games in all competitions.

If left unchecked, the spill will almost certainly inflict terrible damage on Louisiana's coastline and its fishing industry, and possibly other gulf states.

Government troops surrounded Slavyansk at the end of May and since then have shelled the area almost daily, inflicting casualties among both the rebels and peaceful residents.

Reports from journalists stated that the Khmer Rouge shelling "tortured the capital almost continuously," inflicting "random death and mutilation" on millions of trapped civilians.

Except for the horrific toll it inflicted, almost everything about what happened on that fatal May 13 is open to speculation.

The process itself was the punishment, and it was inflicted almost exclusively on blacks and Latinos.

Many along 108th Street said nothing could excuse Dr. Malakov's murder, or the damage it almost certainly has inflicted on Michelle.

In the meantime, the regime is making it difficult to provide a full accounting of the cruelties its security forces have inflicted: almost all foreign journalists have been barred from the country.

Two out of every three German divisions in that war were sent against Russian forces, and Russia inflicted almost 75percentt of German casualties during the conflict.

In 2013, the Taliban inflicted almost as many casualties on Afghan security forces as they suffered themselves — a first that had some worried the balance of power would eventually tip back in their favor.

Remorselessness about harm inflicted.