Sentence examples for almost. from inspiring English sources

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almost.

adverb

Very close to, but not quite.

  • Almost all people went there. - Not all but very close to it.

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Almost, but not quite.

It is Alice in Wonderland territory, Orwellian almost, for any government of any political persuasion to seek to come along and try to rewrite the lexicon.

Security alerts involving improvised explosive devices have become almost a weekly occurence in Derry during the past few months as dissident republicans step up their armed actions in the city.

The legal argument focused on the challenge to core of the legislation – its requirement that almost all Americans buy health insurance.

Chafee's candidacy seems targeted almost directly at Hillary Clinton and her foreign policy record – the Democratic equivalent of those conservative hawks who sought to enter the Republican primary solely to excoriate Rand Paul on the debate stage.

"I know, there's been so many awards ceremonies you almost get inured to them," he said.

"I have also heard that others are expecting the exact opposite and are hoping that I will deliver the clear and simple message here in London that the rest of Europe is not prepared to pay almost any price to keep Britain in the EU.

In this slump, it is down almost 7 percent, and still has not really begun to recover.

Well, almost everyone.

So far, even though the site has received more than a hundred legal threats, almost no one has filed suit.

The rise of fast fashion means that clothing stores get new products almost every week.

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