Examples of 'were almost' in a sentence
Meaning of "were almost"
Indicates that something was very close to happening or being completed, but fell short or encountered a hindrance. It suggests a state of near-completion or accomplishment that was not fully realized. This phrase is often used to express disappointment or frustration
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The reviews of my work were almost entirely raves.
They were almost as young and beautiful as you.
All the specifications were almost entirely satisfied.
There were almost no complaints based on gender discrimination.
The northern cities were almost all devastated.
You were almost finished with this thing.
Of this apartment building were almost completely consumed.
You were almost strong enough to pull it off.
They swore you were almost sick for me.
We were almost a century ahead of them in every way.
You said you were almost swept away.
We were almost two foresters from the body.
Historically parfleches were almost exclusively made by women.
You were almost finished last time we talked.
Four of the specimens were almost fully preserved.
They were almost verbal presentations and debates.
I grew up among women who were almost saints.
Both of us were almost killed by one of these things.
I remember a couple of days that were almost memorable.
His eyes were almost crossed with fear.
You told me the skeletons were almost complete.
You were almost run down in the street.
For one moment you were almost human.
There were almost no cars in the parking lot.
A couple of those female bears were almost cubs.
The pupils were almost the same age as me.
The hinges on that one were almost off.
But you were almost killed in my own stable.
Because your two foreigners were almost killed.
You were almost in tears when you told me.
Structurally the two designs were almost identical.
They were almost always what were called auxiliaries.
The construction materials were almost entirely new.
There were almost two a month last year.
Trade routes of both cities were almost identical.
You were almost finish with this thing.
The shelves in the supermarket were almost bare.
Those cities were almost completely in ruins.
My uncle was murdered and my family were almost killed.
Our steps were almost in sync back there.
The returns of royal favour were almost immediate.
We were almost out of business before he came along.
Some single crystals were almost as large as baseballs.
You were almost guilty for still being around.
His timing and resolution were almost perfect.
There were almost tears in my eyes when we left.
Where the first results were almost miraculous.
There were almost no civilian buildings at the time.
Like thin strings that were almost invisible.
These were almost exclusively gloomy street scenes.
