How to Use almost no in a Sentence
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She was found with almost no teeth and weighed just five pounds.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
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Heck, her vault is so hard that almost no men in the world can land it.
—Heather Long, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
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And that there should be almost no checks and balances on it.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
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The country has fired almost no shots in anger in eight decades.
—Anthony Trotter, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2025
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Over the past decade, almost no one has dared to follow him.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
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And there’s almost no one to sing their praises.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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No one, almost no one, buys them anymore.
—David Searcy, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
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There’s almost no coming back from that.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
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The catch, of course, is that almost no one is doing this yet.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
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There are no roads, no phone signal — and almost no tourists.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 20 Jan. 2026
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No one—or almost no one—dreams of living an adult life from a tent.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 31 July 2024
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Why does almost no lover of Austen cite it as his or her favorite?
—Adelle Waldman, New Yorker, 31 May 2025
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The problem is that this leaves almost no pollen for native bees.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025
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Yet almost no one in the boardroom is talking about it.
—Jason Dressel, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
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The Chargers had almost no chance to keep it close, much less win.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
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At such times a man can move through the thickest cover with almost no noise.
—Horace R. Hinkley, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2025
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Very few details have emerged, and almost no leaks have surfaced.
—Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 3 July 2026
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There is almost no aspect of this tale that doesn’t feel slippery to the touch.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2023
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This meant that almost no production sound was used.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
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This is a paradise with no roads, no phone signal — and almost no tourists.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
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The first room is vast and breathable, with almost no clothes, a foyer of sorts.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 27 July 2023
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That’s because almost no one keeps track of it – and they aren’t required to.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Again, almost no changes but their default color.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
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There are many types of these small plants, always with a pair of very thick, fleshy leaves and almost no stem.
—Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
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There are almost no ports or buttons on the Clara Colour.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
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Die repeatedly out on the road and you can be left with almost no health at all.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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Egg whites have almost no fat or cholesterol and are much lower in calories.
—Lindsey Desoto, Health, 6 Jan. 2026
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Until Monday, this month had been all spring but almost no rain.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 30 May 2023
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By extension, this means that there is almost no slack in the system.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2023
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In this rural corner of the state, there were almost no takers.
—Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Jan. 2024
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