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.
Recent Examples on the WebAfter all, her son Antony and his wife, Kate, are relocating to India for the time being, and Daphne and Simon are barely (if ever) around.—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 13 June 2024 It’s come as a stark contrast to their form of just barely a week ago, when the Dodgers were scuffling through the middle of their season.—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024 An online fundraiser for an Alameda County firefighter recovering from burns sustained while fighting the Corral Fire exceeded an early goal after barely a day.—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 10 June 2024 In the chaos of it all, a Russian drone, its ominous silhouette barely discernible against the darkened sky, zeroed in on the boat.—Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for barely
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