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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost last" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a position that is near the end of a sequence or list, but not quite at the very end.
Example: "In the race, I finished almost last, just ahead of one other runner."
Alternatives: "nearly last" or "close to last".
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I've been saving the most contentious issue until almost last.
In this (almost) last blog, a recap on my last days at Princeton!
Only an illusion, it turns out; the best joke has been saved for almost last.
Faldo finished 72nd, almost last of the 79-man field and Montgomerie 53rd.
They were almost last of the nine crews after the first few metres with the Hungarians setting the pace.
A spot on the coast of El Salvador, where his father was briefly posted, is labelled "My first and almost last swim".
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