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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Ross passed the day's examination with flying colors, barely flinching at the rubber chicken.
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
This presents a huge challenge to the body to circulate blood in the veins all the way back up to the heart with a pressure barely above zero.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Champagnie saw Wembanyama performing that routine five, six times a week when most players could barely muster it more than a few times before the weekend hits.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Oxy barely survived the downturn, slashing its dividend from 79 cents per share each quarter down to just one penny.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
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Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
This presents a huge challenge to the body to circulate blood in the veins all the way back up to the heart with a pressure barely above zero.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Champagnie saw Wembanyama performing that routine five, six times a week when most players could barely muster it more than a few times before the weekend hits.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Oxy barely survived the downturn, slashing its dividend from 79 cents per share each quarter down to just one penny.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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