Synonym: close to, just about, nearly. Similar words: salmon, most, at most, mostly, first and foremost, palm, realm, alma mater. Meaning: ['ɔːlməʊst] 
adv. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished.
adv. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished. 
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(121) With the Cold War almost over, the talks were a mere formality.
(122) They have a tendency to show off, to dramatize almost every situation.
(123) The bank has a share capital of almost 100 million dollars.
(124) I say "boys" advisedly because we are talking almost entirely about male behaviour.
(125) War has made life almost unbearable for the civilians remaining in the capital.
(126) Perhaps it is the almost universal use of flavourings that makes it so hard to tell the products apart.
(127) Almost half the population are eligible to vote in today's election.
(128) We were almost deafened by the crash/roar of the surf.
(129) The motion of the car almost lulled her to sleep.
(130) We had almost given up hope of the ship's safe return when she sailed in.
(131) For Republicans it is almost an article of faith that this tax should be cut.
(132) Food, like sex,(http://sentencedict.com/almost.html) is a subject of almost universal interest.
(133) He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago.
(134) Management have demonstrated almost unbelievable incompetence in their handling of the dispute.
(135) Jack has been a loyal worker in this company for almost 50 years.
(136) Afterwards, retrospective fear of the responsibility would make her feel almost faint.
(137) Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages.
(138) It took almost 100 firemen to bring the blaze under control.
(139) Almost all of the contemporary accounts of the event have been lost.
(140) The President and his supporters are almost certain to read this vote as a mandate for continued economic reform.
(141) Their parents had an almost preternatural ability to understand what was going on in their children's minds.
(142) She wanted to be the first woman to climb Mount Everest, and she almost succeeded.
(143) He almost died of fright when the fish jumped out of the water.
(144) He has set about carving up the company which Hammer created from almost nothing.
(145) Almost two and a half million war dead are enshrined at Yasukuni.
(146) She has an authoritative manner that at times is almost arrogant.
(147) Police and bodyguards had to protect him as the almost hysterical crowds struggled to approach him.
(148) I almost bumped into a man who was entering in a hurry.
(149) How am I expected to conjure up a meal for six of his friends with almost nothing in the fridge?
(150) His mind was reeling with an almost aesthetic delight at the beauty of the thing.
More similar words: salmon, most, at most, mostly, first and foremost, palm, realm, alma mater, atmosphere, host, cost, ghost, boost, poster, costly, foster, post-war, hostile, costume, hostage, at any cost, at all costs, at the cost of, the cost of living.