almost never

idiom

: hardly ever
She almost never misses a game.

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The name of the club was CBGB, an acronym for three types of music—country, bluegrass, and blues—that would almost never be played there. Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025 The airport's experiences suggest that the path to sustainability is almost never linear. Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025 The work of judges has almost never been more visible. Carrie Johnson, NPR, 9 June 2025 Justice Amy Comey 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. Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 3 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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