Sentence examples for he almost caught it from inspiring English sources

He almost caught it — his fingertips actually came into contact with it in mid-air, but this only helped to propel it into the treasure-concealing foam of the sink, where an excruciating crack of broken glass followed upon the plunge.

"He almost caught it and walked into the net with it," said Robbie Keane, who had put the Irish ahead in the 33rd minute.

The piano swatted frantically and almost caught it at the end.

Food always tastes better when you (almost) catch it yourself.

He almost caught Delgado on the line.

He almost caught Lahtela, scoring 27.59 to the Finnish champion's 27.97.

I miscalculated the speed he could accelerate downhill and he almost caught me with his tusks as I made a narrow escape in the Land Rover.

The next morning, after an unprecedented night-time take-off, he almost caught up with Paulhan, but his aeroplane was overweight and he was forced to concede defeat.

He almost caught up with the Constitution off St Jago, but failed to close on her, later claiming the weather frustrated his attempts.

When they become stuck he almost catches up with them, but they drive away again.

Root might have been out to his first ball: he was almost caught at square leg when he was seven, only for the adjudicators to rule that it had hit the ground before finding Corey Anderson's hands.