How to use almost in a sentence. We use almost and nearly to refer to the progress of things, especially if we are measuring and counting things In these examples, almost and nearly can both be used See examples of almost used in a sentence. Almost (plural almosts) (informal) something or someone that doesn't quite make it In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.
Almost and nearly both mean 'not completely' or 'not quite' They can be used in front of adjectives or noun phrases, or with verbs I spent almost a month in china He worked there for nearly five years You use almost to indicate that something is not completely the case but is nearly the case The couple had been dating for almost three years
The effect is almost impossible to describe. Nearly, practically, virtually, fairly, about, most, somewhere, pretty much Quite, entirely, completely, absolutely, fully, thoroughly, altogether, well
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