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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost was" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something nearly occurred or was true but ultimately did not happen.
Example: "He almost was the winner of the competition, but he lost in the final round."
Alternatives: "nearly was" or "close to being".
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And it just almost was.
It almost was worse.
Almost was the difference.
He almost was, though.
That almost was his fate.
He almost was embarrassed by the fanfare.
"As mine almost was," Spielberg interjected.
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Dorsey has a thing with company names, as Twitter might have/almost was named after a Bubble Tea shop called Quickly.
An almost-was".
When people find it difficult to move on, they become trapped in a quasi reality of almost-was.
Here's another excerpt from my ebook, out on Rhino, My Life In The Ghost of Planets - The Story of a CBGB Almost-Was.
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