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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost speechless" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a state of being so surprised, shocked, or overwhelmed that one is nearly unable to speak.
Example: "When I heard the news of her unexpected promotion, I was almost speechless with joy."
Alternatives: "nearly at a loss for words" or "practically speechless."
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I'm almost speechless".
Hunter was teary-eyed and almost speechless.
Tonight, he was left almost speechless.
She was almost speechless and shook her head.
After their turn of fortune, Mr. Brooks was almost speechless.
"The people who were in the store yesterday were almost speechless about it," Mr. Rafshoon said.
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I'm nearly speechless.
Hamilton was virtually speechless.
Cook, normally the most articulate of men, was almost rendered speechless as he tried to avoid answering the question.
A stroke which left him almost literally speechless, dependent on his wife Enrica, 41 years his junior, as interpreter, seemed to rule out any possibility of another film.
The film affected me so deeply that I was almost left speechless.
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