Examples of barely in a Sentence
We barely spoke the entire time we were in the car.
There are barely any new features in this software.
There is barely a difference between the two.
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Whether the barely rising and falling ribcage represents restorative sleep or a dying breath is hard to say.
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Few thought Chelsea would make it in 2021, barely six months into Thomas Tuchel’s excavation project, or that Tottenham would do so in 2019, when Mauricio Pochettino’s team was already passing its peak.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 31 May 2024
Legislative leaders made that move to clear the March primary ballot for Newsom’s Proposition 1, a $6.4 billion mental health care bond that voters barely approved.
—Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
In fact, during these sequences, there's barely any noise at all beyond the buzzing and rustling of nature.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 31 May 2024
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Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2024
Few thought Chelsea would make it in 2021, barely six months into Thomas Tuchel’s excavation project, or that Tottenham would do so in 2019, when Mauricio Pochettino’s team was already passing its peak.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 31 May 2024
Legislative leaders made that move to clear the March primary ballot for Newsom’s Proposition 1, a $6.4 billion mental health care bond that voters barely approved.
—Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
In fact, during these sequences, there's barely any noise at all beyond the buzzing and rustling of nature.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 31 May 2024
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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