almost nothing

phrase

: hardly anything
There's almost nothing in the fridge.

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Canadians endorse the agreement while knowing almost nothing about the countries inside it. Barrett Bingley, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026 De Kooning, who grew up with almost nothing and then had everything, struggled with both deprivation and abundance. Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 That moment was the culmination of nine days of work that started with almost nothing to go on. Kosh Raj Koirala, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 Montreal was one of the stories of the 2025-26 season with its run to the Eastern Conference final, but the Habs did almost nothing during one of the league’s sleepiest offseasons. James Mirtle, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for almost nothing

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“Almost nothing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/almost%20nothing. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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