Sentence examples for almost trying from inspiring English sources

The phrase "almost trying" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone is making an effort but not fully committing to it.
Example: "He was almost trying to apologize, but his tone suggested otherwise."
Alternatives: "nearly attempting" or "kind of trying".

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Isn't that almost trying to humiliate people further?

We were almost trying to get rid of the ball.

Almost trying to kill herself, in other words, through helping others.

It was two committed teams who were almost trying too hard at times".

And I've seen people almost trying to hide their disappointment when they see me.

Ramakrishna is almost trying to bypass the brain in his quest for enlightenment.

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I almost tried.

You almost try to control them, don't you?

She said: "They almost tried to cut me off completely from everything.

"I feel maybe at times I've just been a bit too desperate to do well, almost tried too hard.

Out of instinct I almost try to press the text of the deckle-edged pages, hoping something will pop up, a link to something trivial and fast.

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