almost never

idiom

: hardly ever
She almost never misses a game.

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Austin McAfee / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Dončić, only 25, is the kind of player who is almost never traded, and certainly not without asking to leave the team first. Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 13 Feb. 2025 The body-horror movie The Substance won a leading five trophies, including two that almost never go together at award shows: film of the year and campiest flick. Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Feb. 2025 Part of Rush’s appeal is that the core trio did almost everything themselves, seldom bringing in guest musicians and almost never guest vocalists. Al Shipley, SPIN, 12 Feb. 2025 Drew Barrymore's opening scene in Scream launched a slasher series for generations — but the movie almost never made it past Ghostface's first kill. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 7 Feb. 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 22 Feb. 2025.

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