Sentence examples for almost is bad from inspiring English sources

The phrase "almost is bad" is not correct in standard written English.
It may be intended to convey that something that is nearly bad is still considered bad, but the structure is awkward and unclear.
Example: "In this case, almost is bad because it implies a lack of commitment to the task at hand."
Alternatives: "nearly as bad" or "close to being bad".

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Almost is bad conscience trying to pass for good conscience by fessing up and displaying its wiles.

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Almost any stock you recommended is bad.

By almost anybody's standards, Joshua Allan Jackson is bad news.

A new leader for Labour would almost certainly be bad for the Tories.

The inference here is that philosophical (as opposed to empirical) anthropology would almost certainly be bad anthropology.

"If financial literacy is bad in this country, spreadsheet literacy is almost as bad," says Park.

Like Aaron, it was very forgettable and that's almost worse than being bad.

In fact it is so bad, it almost seems designed to be bad.

Its other performance measures were bad by almost any measure.

And being insured by a failed company is almost as bad as not being insured at all.

In the venture business being ahead of your time can be almost as bad as being late to a market.

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