almost nothing

idiom

: hardly anything
There's almost nothing in the fridge.

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Create digital products that cost almost nothing to deliver. Jodie Cook, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 With all due respect to Dolly, there’s almost nothing more cathartic than scream-singing the final chorus of Whitney’s version. Emma Specter, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024 The snow was driven by what's known as lake effect, a phenomena in which moisture-laden air drops heavy snow in some places downwind from large bodies of water while other areas receive almost nothing. Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024 Skye is a wreck from the moment of her fateful contact, and watching an unstable protagonist get bludgeoned by terror in a world where almost nothing seems real is less gripping than watching one who’s actively fighting for her survival. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for almost nothing 

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“Almost nothing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/almost%20nothing. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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