Here you'll find 20 real example sentences with Almost, the meaning and synonyms like nearly or near.

Common word

Almost in a sentence

Almost | Almosts

Almost meaning

  1. Very close to, but not quite.
  2. Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).

Synonyms of Almost

about just about most all but nearly near nigh virtually well-nigh

Example sentences (20)

The company has seen its share price increase almost 70% YTD but it still remains almost 20% below its 52-week high.

Three months ago gas was almost 4 dollars, Milk was almost 10 and eggs have never been more expensive in its life.

Ewing spent almost all of his legendary career in New York, and almost all of that stint competing for a championship.

One actor who almost showed up in a previous movie has revealed some new details about almost landing the role.

Almost a year on, Sen has made semifinals in back-to-back weeks at Paris and the and almost secured the Olympics quota.

Almost 1/5th of the world's protein comes from seafood, with people eating on average almost 50 lbs per year.

Almost half of respondents (47%) have used virtual care services this year — almost three times more than last year (17%).

Agreed, life is difficult now with almost everything going out of the reach of not only the common man but almost every man.

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IT is almost getting to the point where our home games can almost be branded with the old cliché “it’s a game of two halves”.

So that's almost double the national debt, certainly almost triple what we actually borrow at the public level," Laffey said.

This is what almost every college professor believes and what almost every student in America is taught.

Sound-wise, he goes from almost all-acoustic to almost all-electronic, ultimately resulting in a unique and satisfying listen.

The family’s flock of about 850 Polypay type ewes has an annual lamb crop of almost 270% and lambs are sold almost every month.

Among oil stocks, Japan Petroleum is losing almost 2 percent and Inpex is lower by almost 1 percent.

A woman has revealed how she's still suffering almost ten years later from an allergic reaction to hair dye that almost killed her.

Sharing a video on TikTok, he said: "It's cold, it's almost winter, snow is almost on the ground.

What if you wanted a vehicle that could go almost anywhere and over almost anything, keeping you in the lap of luxury while doing it?

Uber received almost 6,000 reports of sexual abuse in that same time period and riders were the accused party almost half of the time.

Across the country almost all of these providers are women, and almost half are women of color.

I'd say it almost sounds like its by design but I am almost out of tin foil and need what is here to line a baking sheet later tonight.

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Common combinations with almost

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • almost all 28×
  • is almost 27×
  • almost always 19×
  • and almost 14×
  • almost every 14×
  • are almost 12×
  • almost no 12×
  • of almost 11×
  • to almost 10×
  • for almost 10×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "almost" in a sentence?
An example: "The company has seen its share price increase almost 70% YTD but it still remains almost 20% below its 52-week high." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "almost" from real English texts.
What does "almost" mean?
Almost means: Very close to, but not quite.
What are synonyms of "almost"?
Common synonyms of "almost" include: about, just about, most, all but, nearly, near, nigh, virtually. Plus 1 more synonym.
How many example sentences with "almost" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "almost", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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