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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Others hesitate or barely touch their trays—a few flat-out refuse to eat.
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The loss of Elio’s parents is barely explained; his relationship with his aunt, Olga (Zoe Saldaña), is pleasant but lightweight.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
The actress wore a pair of Paris Texas‘ barely there Lidia mule in a nude shade.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 July 2025
Lawrence was the son of a Nottinghamshire miner who could barely read and an ambitious mother who’d taught school.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
The loss of Elio’s parents is barely explained; his relationship with his aunt, Olga (Zoe Saldaña), is pleasant but lightweight.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 July 2025
The actress wore a pair of Paris Texas‘ barely there Lidia mule in a nude shade.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 July 2025
Lawrence was the son of a Nottinghamshire miner who could barely read and an ambitious mother who’d taught school.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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