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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Jorge Polanco has barely played.
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Behind the table was an orchestra, barely playing loud enough to hear.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
The man barely got past the perimeter.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
In a world filled with trillions upon trillions of atoms, spotting a handful that barely exist sounds almost impossible.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
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Tim Britton, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Behind the table was an orchestra, barely playing loud enough to hear.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
The man barely got past the perimeter.
—Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
In a world filled with trillions upon trillions of atoms, spotting a handful that barely exist sounds almost impossible.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for barely
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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