The phrase "almost rose" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something nearly happened or was about to happen, particularly in relation to rising or increasing.
Example: "The temperature almost rose to the record high, but it fell just short."
Alternatives: "nearly rose" or "close to rising".
The angry thud of flesh on flesh almost rose above the hum of an audience unimpressed.
"The rumbling, that almost rose to the pitch of a riot, was a tribute to William Morgan's popularity".
QUESTION FROM RANDALL: Crazy, Stupid Love almost rose to the level of "very good," but was permanently derailed by "inspirational speech to large audience".
Following independence in 1905, he became his country's first ambassador to the Court of St James's, and at one point almost rose to the position of Norwegian prime minister.
Now just 15 feet away, the silver almost rose to the fly, only to veer away at the last second, leaving a large boil on the surface, and my hands trembling.
The violent social conflict almost rose to the point of insurrection.
Rose is delphically self-absorbed and to Harold's horror seems to be banal, almost retarded Rose is on the way to being one of Beryl Bainbridge's greatest creations.
As Joel Schobs, the engineer in a chlorine-scented lair deep beneath the square's flagstones, cranked up the pressure and eased open valves that had been closed for a lifetime, the plume in the western fountain gradually and almost imperceptibly rose.
The white merlot costs $6 at Shopping Center Wine and Liquor, Cortlandt Manor; LVS white zinfandel goes for $10 at Ginny's in Jefferson Valley; the white zinfandel, about $6, is almost everywhere; Rose de Saignee can be ordered from the distributor, Cazanove-Opici.
Of the company's 700 or so employees, almost 500 rose.
Mr. Sanders described the pieces as "almost like roses going through concrete".
