almost nothing

idiom

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

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Right-hander Mitch Keller gave the Mets almost nothing to work with after a Brandon Nimmo drove in Juan Soto in the first inning. Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 14 May 2025 Lucia probably gets her penchant for stupid cruelty from Governor Charlie Byrd, the governor of New Babylon though, to be fair, the show has done almost nothing to give Byrd a personality. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025 Darko made almost nothing in theaters but developed a loyal following on the home market, becoming one of the more acclaimed sci-fi films of the ’00s. Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 5 May 2025 It can be viewed as the political expression of tribalism — and there is almost nothing more powerful than tribalism. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 5 May 2025 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 20 May. 2025.

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