Below you will find example sentences with "almost impossible". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Almost Impossible in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: impossible
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 20.4 words

Words in this phrase

almost impossible

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • almost can mean: Very close to, but not quite. Common word
  • impossible can mean: Not possible; not able to be done or happen. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 1 start, 10 middle, 9 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

actors becomes almost impossible 1× can be almost impossible to find 1× finding it almost impossible to fill 1× good is almost impossible for us 1× i mean almost impossible to believe 1× it becomes almost impossible not to 1× it is almost impossible to avoid 1× it s almost impossible to know 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all vice admirals 1× an israeli lawyer 1× another issue with 1× as a result 1× bloody marys are 1× burhorn said people 1×

Common sentence endings:

impossible to obtain 2× already almost impossible 1× are really successful 1× becomes almost impossible 1× been almost impossible 1× early irish upbringing 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

know 2× becomes 2× making 2× permits 2× obtain 2× get 2× exists 2× take 2× new 2× districts 1× nominal 1× bans 1×

Related phrases

almost exclusively almost entirely almost certainly mission impossible almost doubled nearly impossible almost immediately virtually impossible impossible dead physically impossible

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around impossible:

nearly impossible 13× virtually impossible 7× impossible dead 5×

Just before it in the phrase index:

almost immediately almost exclusively almost entirely almost doubled almost certainly almond milk

Just after it in the phrase index:

almost overnight alpha particles alphabet inc alternating current alternative fuel alternative medicine

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

almost exclusively almost entirely almost certainly almost doubled almost immediately almost overnight

Same ending:

mission impossible nearly impossible virtually impossible physically impossible

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "almost impossible" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 20.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as actors becomes almost impossible, can be almost impossible to find, know, becomes and making stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with almost exclusively, almost entirely, almost certainly, nearly impossible, virtually impossible and impossible dead, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with almost impossible

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

But it was already almost impossible. (6 words)

I mean almost impossible to believe. (6 words)

Bloody Marys are almost impossible to get right. (8 words)

Longer example sentences

As a result the council expects to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds less this year on more expensive agency staff to cover jobs that, before we announced the trial, we were finding it almost impossible to fill. (38 words)

Another issue with the current landscape is that it is so vast that it’s almost impossible to wrangle the amount of influencers that there are working today and the ones that are really successful. (35 words)

All Vice Admirals are confirmed to be Haki users, but there has been no confirmation regarding which types Gion is able to wield, making it almost impossible to predict her abilities. (31 words)

Example sentences (20)

But almost all districts have nominal bans on in-class cell use, and teachers I know say it’s a rule that is almost impossible to enforce.

This critical period is almost never missed by cognitively normal children—humans are so well prepared to learn language that it becomes almost impossible not to.

All Vice Admirals are confirmed to be Haki users, but there has been no confirmation regarding which types Gion is able to wield, making it almost impossible to predict her abilities.

An Israeli lawyer, Leora Bechor, described these permits as “almost impossible” to obtain.

Another issue with the current landscape is that it is so vast that it’s almost impossible to wrangle the amount of influencers that there are working today and the ones that are really successful.

As a result the council expects to spend hundreds of thousands of pounds less this year on more expensive agency staff to cover jobs that, before we announced the trial, we were finding it almost impossible to fill.

Bloody Marys are almost impossible to get right.

Burhorn said people trapped in the desert have limited reception, making it almost impossible to get news on weather conditions or receive updates from festival organisers.

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But it was already almost impossible.

But Oslo exists, the Palestinian Authority exists, and it seems almost impossible to dismantle it.

Concealed handgun permits should be almost impossible to obtain.

Consensus building for decisive interventions when there is a proliferation of policy-related actors becomes almost impossible.

Dougherty said it’s almost impossible to know precisely because multiple factors influence nutrient take up.

During wintertime surf swells, when the waves are and the crowds are even larger, it can be almost impossible to find parking in individual beach lots.

Getting items into the country is complicated and knowing where they would do most good is almost impossible for us as individuals.

Greene added that it was almost impossible to trace details of Stevenson's life after leaving Greece or his early Irish upbringing.

However, as the pain intensifies, it will be almost impossible to resist a new round of money printing, in which case price inflation will take off again.

However, it is almost impossible to avoid these issues with index investing.

I mean almost impossible to believe.

Increased demand is creating new opportunities for the Estonian defense industry, even in areas where competing with the big players had previously been almost impossible.

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