almost never

idiom

: hardly ever
She almost never misses a game.

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Trump's vice president in his first term, Mike Pence, almost never let any daylight show between him and the president, including during meetings with other senior officials. Susan Page, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025 Scott Boras’ clients almost never take such deals before testing free agency. Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025 The answer: almost never. Consider this disparity: Over the past decade, large foreign stocks have beaten small ones. William Baldwin, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 This is partly because my sentimental favorites almost never actually come in, but mostly because of the Johnnies’ (maybe) fatal flaw: shooting. Steve Kornacki, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for almost never

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“Almost never.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/almost%20never. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.

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