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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Andrew had barely celebrated his first birthday six days before Mike homered in the 2005 World Series.
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Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
The bottom line is Brown has gone from barely making the playoff roster last fall to being an essential part of a Cubs rotation that desperately needs some consistency.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 31 May 2026
But of all the groups affected by the changes, the El Molo, who now number barely a few hundred people, have perhaps the most to lose.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
The strongest theme is admiration for creator Kane Pixels (Parsons) with many viewers expressing disbelief that such a polished theatrical experience came from a filmmaker barely out of his teens.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 May 2026
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Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2026
The bottom line is Brown has gone from barely making the playoff roster last fall to being an essential part of a Cubs rotation that desperately needs some consistency.
—Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 31 May 2026
But of all the groups affected by the changes, the El Molo, who now number barely a few hundred people, have perhaps the most to lose.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
The strongest theme is admiration for creator Kane Pixels (Parsons) with many viewers expressing disbelief that such a polished theatrical experience came from a filmmaker barely out of his teens.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 31 May 2026
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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