Sentence examples for almost less than from inspiring English sources

The phrase "almost less than" is not correct and is generally considered redundant in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one is trying to express a quantity that is just slightly below another quantity, but it is better to avoid this phrasing due to its ambiguity.
Example: "The temperature today is almost less than freezing, hovering just above 32 degrees."
Alternatives: "nearly below" or "just under".

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"Here I was almost less than a 10-year-old boy".

Notably, paddy fields in southeast China were typically deficient in AK due to their concentrations, all of which are almost less than 100 mg kg− 1.

A dumbbell shaped defected ground structure on either side of CPW MRS improves the return loss almost less than 20 dB over the whole UWB passband.

Based on the aligned system, the measuring experiment is carried out on 0.6 mm, 1.0 mm and 2.0 mm simulated defects on interior wall of 10 mm diameter bore, and the standard deviation is almost less than 0.01 mm.

Transitions were almost less than transversions (Ts/Tv=0.89).

At 8% RBI Grade 81, the PI is almost less than 1.

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The ardor with which some actively collaborated is almost less chilling than the sheer cynicism and amorality of many more.

Which is somehow almost less impressive than the Baywatch-level save she pulled off at the trials.

American CO2 emissions last year totaled about 5.25 billion tons — almost 13 percent less than in 2007.

The process is nearly instantaneous, and is almost always less than perfect.

The company said it probably earned about $900 million in operating profit, almost $100 million less than it had projected.

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