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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According to the Brennan Center for Justice, Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act was barely used for redistricting in the first 17 years of the law.
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2025
After trading Doncic last season, the Mavericks fell out of the playoff picture and barely snuck into the Play-In Tournament, where they were eliminated.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Her barely-there top was held up by two shoulder straps with a tiny silk piece in between lace inserts that rested at her bust.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
But right now, the 34-year-old is barely getting by.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
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Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2025
After trading Doncic last season, the Mavericks fell out of the playoff picture and barely snuck into the Play-In Tournament, where they were eliminated.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
Her barely-there top was held up by two shoulder straps with a tiny silk piece in between lace inserts that rested at her bust.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
But right now, the 34-year-old is barely getting by.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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