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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost sweet" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has a sweetness that is nearly present but not quite fully realized, often in a metaphorical or descriptive context.
Example: "The dessert had an almost sweet flavor, hinting at sugar but balanced by a touch of bitterness."
Alternatives: "nearly sweet" or "borderline sweet".
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The grilled liver is superb, with an almost sweet pungency, and the cabbage, too, caramelizes to a surprising sweetness.
It was almost sweet.
Rizzuto was endearing and beloved, almost sweet.
At times it's almost sweet.
"It's almost sweet at this stage".
Smoked, it acquires an almost sweet flavor.
Scotch bonnet chiles -- hot as habaneros, but fruitier, almost sweet.
It's so sharp because it's almost — almost — sweet.
The still bright-pink meat was so clean that it tasted almost sweet.
But blood seemed only salty and, by contrast to the venom, almost sweet.
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But beet salad with thick, strained brown-butter yogurt, pears and hazelnuts can save a table's mood and did, an almost sweet-and-sour riff on a dish that usually hits only sweet notes.
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