Sentence examples for almost thought that from inspiring English sources

The phrase "almost thought that" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when expressing a near belief or consideration about something that did not fully materialize.
Example: "I almost thought that I had lost my keys, but then I found them in my bag."
Alternatives: "nearly believed that" or "was close to thinking that".

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I do agree with what the Buddha might have almost thought that life is, at its root, annoying – but I'm not sure you're going to get around it by chanting, zazen or the Noble Eightfold Path.

"I almost thought that I had written it myself," he says.

"In the beginning, I almost thought that people were joking with me, like, 'Really?

"I almost thought that out of principle, if there's no payment, we shouldn't do that kind of stuff.

When, in a press conference on Monday, he called on the Afghan press to "defame The New York Times as they defame us," one almost thought that the word he was searching for was "refudiate".

"Is your face your face?" Philip got it tonight from both of his wards: I almost thought that he was going to let the professor stay with all the talk of loving the American dream more than Mother Russia.

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I almost think that way about photography.

Sometimes in ordinary moments I almost think that I have become him.

"You'd almost think that such visits ought to be avoided," she'd said.

You'd almost think that Obama imagines he can take New York's good will for granted.

That one works so well, you'd almost think that children were people too.

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