How to Use almost in a Sentence

almost

adverb

• Goats will eat almost anything.
• Analysts predict that rates will rise by almost 40 percent.
• The clubs would play it almost on a loop.
  — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 Feb. 2026
• He's almost killed me so many damn times.
  — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
• The air that was almost spring blew my hair back.
  — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
• John almost drove off the road at the sight of the blue mesa.
  — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
• One of her sons stands next to her, almost a full head taller.
  — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023
• Polls close in almost all of Texas.
  — David Weigel, semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
• Been in the game almost 30 years.
  — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026
• Just like that, the Texas lead is almost gone.
  — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
• One of them has been there for almost 30 years.
  — Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
• The boys in blue are almost all there at Cubs camp.
  — Matt Zahn, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
• This list is almost like the wild, wild west of music.
  — Tracy Smith, CBS News, 28 June 2026
• The second half brought almost as much chaos as the buildup.
  — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
• His tragic fate seemed almost too much to bear.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
• But almost none of it was real.
  — Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
• Jackson stayed the course with the young men for almost two years.
  — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
• There’s almost no chance that this plan will succeed.
  — The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2026
• The city’s been the leader in that area for almost a year.
  — Desiree Mathurin april 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
• Durand spent almost two days in jail.
  — CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
• Yet things have come almost full circle.
  — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
• Kitchens almost always see day-to-day use.
  — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 7 Jan. 2026
• And that was being used almost as demos to pitch the movie, right?
  — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
• That’s almost unheard of in wine.
  — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
• Her disease did move to stage 3—but not for almost a decade.
  — Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
• The bright blue strap on these brings a fun, almost sporty feel to the trending shoes.
  — Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 21 June 2026
• Bruno Mars almost certain to be on the list.
  — Paul Grein, Billboard, 20 Jan. 2026
• Every team had four or five guys who could take care of almost anybody.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
• Make sure this is a very thin layer, almost like a dusting.
  — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
• That's almost half the country!
  — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 10 May 2026