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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost watched" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that someone was close to watching something but did not actually do so.
Example: "I almost watched that movie last night, but I ended up falling asleep instead."
Alternatives: "nearly watched" or "was about to watch".
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"You almost watched her learn these skills," Harold Hongju Koh, the State Department's top lawyer at the time, said.
His last financial hit was the one-star Couples Retreat back in 2009 (AKA the film you almost watched on a plane that one time).
Well, not Cate Blanchett, Emma Thompson and Sandra Bullock, the three presumed sure things of this race, and probably not Judi Dench, who does her best work in years in "Philomena" (this after we almost watched her get a nomination for "Skyfall" last year).
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"It's almost like watching the moment before a car crash," Mr. Young said.
"You're almost watching an accident waiting to happen," Hearn said.
"At night, it opens so rapidly you can almost watch it" happen.
I keep almost watching it and then realising I just can't.
"Our animations are so literal," Mr. Miller said, "our clients think they're almost watching a photograph.
"You can almost watch the people relax as they get of the boat Friday night," she added.
We can almost watch the "cozy we" on its way out and the "national we" walking in.
As you keep reading him you can almost watch him strolling the streets, listening to people, taking notes, making sketches, constantly collecting.
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