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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Some players on the field looked confused, while at least one, Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Alec Bohm, could be seen barely keeping it together.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
Inside the home, police noted there was not much furniture, barely any toys for a child and that multiple bedrooms had mattresses on the floor with no bed frames, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2024
Aegon spends the episode barely conscious while the maesters operate to save him, but his fate is still uncertain.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
Many Americans have even become a bit numb to hearing about data breaches, barely even opening the routine emails and letters that come offering a year of free identity protection.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
Inside the home, police noted there was not much furniture, barely any toys for a child and that multiple bedrooms had mattresses on the floor with no bed frames, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2024
Aegon spends the episode barely conscious while the maesters operate to save him, but his fate is still uncertain.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 15 July 2024
Many Americans have even become a bit numb to hearing about data breaches, barely even opening the routine emails and letters that come offering a year of free identity protection.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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