Examples of 'they were almost' in a sentence

Meaning of "they were almost"

they were almost - This phrase implies that something or someone was very close to achieving or completing a particular task or goal

How to use "they were almost" in a sentence

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they were almost
They were almost as young and beautiful as you.
Other than that they were almost opposites.
They were almost verbal presentations and debates.
Their shells were so thin they were almost transparent.
They were almost always what were called auxiliaries.
In short he said that they were almost useless.
They were almost sure to be burned at the stake.
The leaves look as if they were almost transparent.
They were almost implying that it was not an accident.
I had to wait until they were almost empty.
They were almost riotous by the time he finished.
Their heads were so close they were almost touching.
They were almost elbow to elbow on this investigation.
By the end of the night they were almost done.
They were almost all gone by the next day.

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Finally discovered that they were almost.
They were almost the size of a small dog.
For a moment it seemed as if they were almost.
They were almost all done with the outside.
On several occasions they were almost caught by military police.
They were almost completely devoid of personal possessions.
It formed when they were almost halfway.
They were almost the size of bowling balls.
They were so near they were almost touching.
They were almost ready to return to the fight.
In ten minutes they were almost alongside.
They were almost masters of this kind of movement.
They felt like they were almost wearing nothing.
They were almost non existent a decade ago.
Words so real they were almost tangible.
They were almost a century ahead of their times.
I would say they were almost perfect.
They were almost exclusively carved in white marble.
In their day they were almost beyond belief.
They were almost three years apart in age.
The sign above is when they were almost home.
But they were almost always just seeing me.
Neither of them finished until they were almost four.
They were almost all girls in the clinic.
They told the officer they were almost at their destination.
They were almost caricatures of their character types.
The place was so small they were almost on top of each other.
They were almost caught in a very compromising position.
At least they were almost free.
They were almost all falling asleep.
It was like they were almost hallowed.
They were almost out of the palace.
It is fair to say that they were almost unanimous on this point.
They were almost the same price.
When they turned a certain way they were almost invisible.

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