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almost
[awl-mohst, awl-mohst]
adverb
very nearly; all but.
almost every house; almost the entire symphony; to pay almost nothing for a car; almost twice as many books.
almost
/ ˈɔːəʊ /
adverb
little short of being; very nearly
Usage
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of almost1
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Example Sentences
Various similar businesses have sprung up around the UK in recent years, including My Local Bobby, which was founded in 2016 and now has almost 150 security guards, as well as a fleet of cars.
The unit was part of "Storm-V", a detachment of the 127th motorised rifle division made up almost entirely of freed prisoners.
There is a constant pressure online, Tilly said, and despite trying to adjust the way she interacts with content so it does not appear on her feed, she said it was "almost impossible" to avoid.
Guy Pepper's brilliant strength to shake off two tacklers and touch down in the corner almost stretched Bath's lead further only for the score to be scratched for a knock-on by Will Muir.
And California uses state money to pay for almost all of the Medi-Cal coverage for immigrants who are not in the country legally.
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