almost never

idiom

: hardly ever
She almost never misses a game.

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Bob Marley almost never strays from the top spot on Billboard’s Reggae Albums chart. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025 And transgender athletes almost never prevailed or dominated in team or individual sports, until a few aced out women who otherwise would have won medals. Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 July 2025 Justice Barrett has not commented on brewing right-wing criticism of her votes from the bench nor would she be expected to: members of the court almost never engage directly, much less in the moment, with political critiques. Rachel Scott, ABC News, 3 June 2025 One, the Cubs would almost never trade Tucker, let alone to the rival Cardinals. Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for almost never

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“Almost never.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/almost%20never. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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