almost glad

Frequency: 6.228.1 per million words

Indicates nearly feeling happy, often in a surprising or reluctant context.

gladADVERB + glad

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almost

Examples (10)

  • Danny looked almost glad to be going.
  • I was almost glad when the meeting was canceled.
  • She sounded almost glad to hear that he couldn't come.
  • He felt almost glad to start over from scratch.
  • They seemed almost glad about the delay, as it gave them time to prepare.
  • To my surprise, I'm almost glad we lost; it taught us a lot.
  • The crowd looked almost glad to leave early after the power outage.
  • Are you almost glad it's over, or will you miss it?
  • He'll be almost glad if the plan fails, because it proves his point.
  • I've been almost glad of the excuse to stay home these days.