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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Duff attended the Fendi Spring/Summer 2026 show on Tuesday, September 24, along with a number of other fashion-loving celebrities like Naomi Watts and Shailene Woodley, both of whom wore muted colors and barely-there nail polishes.
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Marci Robin, Allure, 25 Sep. 2025
The crux of the problem is that most Miamians can barely make ends meet.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Robots companies are barely talking about security in public, despite how damaging even the perception of an unsecured robot might be.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
Mortgage rates barely budged to start this week, according to a separate survey from Mortgage News Daily, as there were no major economic reports to influence the bond market.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
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Marci Robin, Allure, 25 Sep. 2025
The crux of the problem is that most Miamians can barely make ends meet.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Robots companies are barely talking about security in public, despite how damaging even the perception of an unsecured robot might be.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
Mortgage rates barely budged to start this week, according to a separate survey from Mortgage News Daily, as there were no major economic reports to influence the bond market.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 24 Sep. 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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