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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost stayed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express a situation where someone nearly decided to remain in a place or situation but ultimately did not.
Example: "I almost stayed at the party longer, but I had an early meeting the next day."
Alternatives: "nearly remained" or "almost lingered".
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He almost stayed.
He almost stayed home from the two-day conference on the Mechanism that the group put on, in early December.
"I went up there, and I almost stayed there, because I was afraid of coming down," she said.
"We almost stayed at home, but he needed a run before Cheltenham and this was a nice prize to go for.
Really?" Mr. Kanis, who has participated in four of Mr. Keilly's events in an effort to gain celebrity endorsements, said he almost stayed home this time.
The breaking group almost stayed away, but the remaining riders, Nicholas Roche of AG2R La Mondiale and Luis-León Sánchez of Rabobank, were caught in the last few hundred meters as Cavendish blew by for the victory.
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"Now you almost stay away; it's almost like a pitcher going for a no-hitter," Fish said.
The reader never feels the anxiety and suspense that make you want to turn the page, but at the same time almost stay your hand.
— Louisiana State is the light bulb that flickers and almost stays bright, the pot of water that boils one moment and simmers the next.
Second, 7,7′-di-F-substitution makes the energy of LUMO greatly reduce and that of HOMO almost stay unchanged, and then the affinity of the isomer binding to DNA must be the greatest, and the wave-length of the ground band of this isomer must be the greatest too.
This caption almost stays for 4 to 8 s.
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