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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost losing" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone is very close to losing something, whether it be a game, a competition, or an opportunity.
Example: "During the final minutes of the match, the team was almost losing, but they managed to score a last-minute goal."
Alternatives: "nearly losing" or "close to losing".
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"People were almost losing consciousness," Azamat said.
We're almost losing a woman here.
We always appreciated him, but even more so after almost losing him.
After almost losing it on the first backswing, I changed to a fourteen-pound ball.
"But almost losing everything puts things into perspective, to where family is what matters, what counts".
I did a savage emergency stop - almost losing my back wheel from under me.
"Whoops!" he said, almost losing his balance, and then to the phone, "Yes, yes, I'm coming".
He meets a new girl, whom he wins after almost losing through assiduous affirmations.
Midlife, he had been driven to the brink of bankruptcy, almost losing his clothing store and his home.
"At first, it was a little big for me and I remember being on the subway and almost losing it.
I came into the room and I remember Cronkite taking off his glasses and almost losing it on air".
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