Sentence examples for almost too long from inspiring English sources

The phrase "almost too long" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is nearing an excessive length, whether in terms of time, distance, or text.
Example: "The meeting was almost too long, making it difficult for everyone to stay focused."
Alternatives: "nearly excessive" or "bordering on lengthy".

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His description of lying on that roof goes on for almost too long, until Clune shakes himself out of the reverie to address the reader directly.

Early on, the line for fried chicken grew almost too long to brave.

But he then went on to praise Trump, whose list of nearly violent resentments ― against Muslims, Mexicans, "eating machine" women and others ― is almost too long to summarize.

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The trick is to stay ahead, shoveling the almost-too-long driveway in increments, so you don't have to shovel a foot at a time.

She almost waited too long.

To begin with, second inaugural addresses are almost always too long.

Let's be honest with one another: almost everything is too long except life, and I know people who wouldn't even concur with that exception.

"President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet," Mr. Romney said, pausing — almost a moment too long — as the audience rose in mocking laughter.

"If policy makers insist on waiting until the level of real activity has plainly and substantially returned to normal," he warned in a speech on Sept. 25, "they will have almost certainly waited too long".

The day of the big race, Judith came to get the bird & almost left him too long with his mate; she asked Harry if the widowhood system always worked.

And gradually, he says, the nation's resistance will subside, the culture will shift and laws with more latitude will be passed, though this process, he knows, would almost surely take too long to help him.

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