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The phrase "almost to the ceiling" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is very close to reaching the ceiling, often in a physical or metaphorical sense.
Example: "The stack of boxes was piled almost to the ceiling, making it difficult to navigate the room."
Alternatives: "nearly to the ceiling" or "just below the ceiling".
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A large, cube-shaped metal frame reaches almost to the ceiling.
That day's food sat in a mammoth pile, reaching almost to the ceiling.
The roof looks flimsy; the simple brick fireplace reaches almost to the ceiling.
It reached almost to the ceiling and consisted of four fish supporting the torso of a powerfully built man.
Shelves full of cookbooks from chefs like Kylie Kwong and Yotam Ottolenghi soar almost to the ceiling.
In the front room of the gallery, "Brillo Box" sculptures were piled up almost to the ceiling.
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As Herring describes it, the rooms were packed almost to the ceilings, but the mass, like a Swiss cheese, was pierced by tunnels, which Langley had equipped with booby traps to foil burglars.
Boxes were stacked along one wall, and one room was packed almost to the eight-foot ceiling with bags.
Ler Devagar occupies an old fabric factory; books are stacked almost to the top of the high ceiling, while industrial metal walkways and stairs take you up to the first floor and around the shop.
The water sat in there a long time — seawater almost up to the ceiling.
The bookshelves start on the bottom of one floor and continue, almost uninterrupted, to the ceiling of the next.
More suggestions(15)
almost to the level
almost to the edge
practically to the ceiling
close to the ceiling
near to the ceiling
almost to the highest
some to the ceiling
closer to the ceiling
almost to the stage
almost to the start
almost to the letter
almost to the coast
almost to the ground
almost to the day
almost to the exclusion
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