Examples of 'was an almost' in a sentence

Meaning of "was an almost"

was an almost ~ Indicates that something came very close to happening or being achieved, but ultimately fell short

How to use "was an almost" in a sentence

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Arranging this conference was an almost impossible task.
It was an almost secret and very insular world.
Whenever he touched me there was an almost electric caring.
It was an almost impossible mission in a very short time.
Being taken care of was an almost foreign concept to him.
It was an almost an effort reading this novel to the end.
While once it was an almost exclusively.
It was an almost spontaneous response to the events of the previous week.
What he added to this tradition was an almost unbearably expanded consciousness.
She was an almost perfect copy of a human.
Balancing up so many competing interests in a productive way was an almost impossible task.
Your father was an almost exclusively local affair.
Her interaction with the supernatural world was an almost daily occurrence.
This was an almost every day scene.
Perhaps the most interesting discovery was an almost complete Isaiah scroll.

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That was an almost impossible passing shot.
A kayak expedition in the morning fog along the Rio Puntra was an almost mythical experience.
Geiseric was an almost uniquely perceptive statesman.
The sunstone I gave you was small but it was an almost perfect gem.
The major find was an almost complete human skull.
Its quite likely because continental interference on channel 1 was an almost constant problem.
Beneath us was an almost unbroken floor of clouds.
With the popularity of her stage role, she was an almost overnight success.
The flight was an almost complete success.
Since the building no longer exists, but it was an almost even matchup.
There was an almost endless list of things to do.
The most bizarre thing I have seen was an almost totally vacant highway.
There was an almost constant roar of gunfire from outside.
Only a year or so ago, there was an almost identical instance.
There was an almost logaritmic linear increase in the activities.
In the early days, smoking was an almost exclusively male pastime.
It was an almost perfect example of processed food.
The Lone Ranger was an almost immediate hit.
It was an almost full day on the mountain today.
She wanted to be filled so much, it was an almost painful feeling of want.
There was an almost total news blockout.
High tariffs, especially on manufactured goods, was an almost universal feature of mercantilist policy.
There was an almost equal participation of women and men in education.
In essence, get - ting excluded from the tribe was an almost certain death sentence.
The book was an almost instant bestseller.
In Labrador, a thong of sealskin worn around the wrist was an almost universal custom.
The effect was an almost total shutdown of their business.
In the province of Mendoza, in Argenina there was an almost unprecedented judicial decision.
His was an almost morbid adoration.
Literary journalism, never a lucrative career, was an almost heroically futile one in Weimar Germany.
It was an almost guaranteed death sentence.
Because of this, adultery was an almost unknown event in Sparta.
Luis was an almost constant presence at the house the last year.
Butthis change must be put into context . Thirteen years ago, theenvironment was an almost newsubject.
That was an almost perfect jump.

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