Sentence examples for was almost won from inspiring English sources

But I was almost won over by the deeply flavored hot and spicy oil on each slice.

Linda Grant in the Independent was almost won over: "What emerges is his charm – he has certainly charmed her … Pierpont defends him against accusations of misogyny (levelled by me, among others) … I still believe he doesn't … understand women".

But even Democrats acknowledged that the ingredients were now there for the kind of tale that would seem an irresistibly dramatic ending to this of all campaigns: the second-string player stepping in at the last minute and knocking out a first lady just when she and her supporters thought the race was almost won.

As the time dripped by, we were placated by the Original Series episode The Corbomite Maneuver (the first regular, non-pilot episode of Star Trek filmed), a loop of the film's trailer, some red carpet interviews, and a cobbled-together costume contest that was almost won by a woman in an outfit she claimed was inspired by the dragon Smaug from The Hobbit.

The first half the game was almost won we were almost there, in 10 minutes they recovered.

Adam Scott, as he was almost winning the British Open this summer, talked at length about the way Norman inspired him to take up golf and pursue it as his principal sport.

Instead he began with a d3 Ruy Lopez and then an h3 anti-Marshall, two innocuous systems which posed few problems to Carlsen, who in game four was almost winning with Black out of the opening.

That break point is almost won dismissively, only Serena misses the forehand winner off the serve.

The fight to win legal equality for gay people is almost won in Britain – yet the taste of champagne has been tainted by an unexpected dash of blood.

"Now the Ashes are almost won, it's time to honour our gallant opponents for the part they've played in this series," says David Russell.

As it was when he pulled on the yellow jersey here in a freezing gale in 2000, his Tour is almost won, barring acts of God.