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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost sensible" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is nearly logical or reasonable, but not quite fully so.
Example: "His argument was almost sensible, but it lacked sufficient evidence to be convincing."
Alternatives: "nearly rational" or "close to reasonable".
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That small joke defused nothing, made nothing almost sensible.
That mash-up of mixed metaphors makes "Planet Tax" look almost sensible.
PLANS to launch a new currency in rebel-held southern Sudan a place the size of France look almost sensible.
It is enough to make spending £46m on a giant pole seem almost sensible – but is it?
With his small joke, the stupidest of all ideas became reasonable, even almost sensible, maybe even genius.
Compared with, say, a Lincoln Navigator sport utility vehicle, these outrageously luxurious cars of nearly half a century ago seem almost sensible.
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"More of the same" may not seem a very exciting forecast, but it is almost certainly the most sensible way ahead, given that we have a winning formula and a largely conservative readership.
Martin Hemberg's missive was almost certainly the most sensible of the lot, although it's difficult to tell because this particular thickie at the back found it utterly incomprehensible.
But no: after sending you every possible sign of hope, he says that you were wrong (but in the most sensible way, almost embarrassed at your naiveté: he really doesn't want you to be hurt).
And it almost ended abruptly: Anderson became pregnant in the first season, when recasting the role might have been the most sensible option.
This is an idea that sounds almost too sensible to have gained currency.
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