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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By contrast, in the debate-free tests, the nonhuman judges answered correctly only 54% of the time, a result just barely better than flipping a coin.
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Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
House District 71 Former State Rep. Rita Fleming, D-Jeffersonville, barely defended her seat in 2022 against Republican Scott Hawkins, a teacher and Jefferson city councilor, who lost by less than 300 votes.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Later that afternoon the desert changes moods; the mercury drops and rain comes in hard, but Ryan barely seems to notice.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
Your cup of pumpkin spice latte is barely empty, yet peppermint mochas and gingerbread lattes are already inching onto the menus.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
House District 71 Former State Rep. Rita Fleming, D-Jeffersonville, barely defended her seat in 2022 against Republican Scott Hawkins, a teacher and Jefferson city councilor, who lost by less than 300 votes.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Nov. 2024
Later that afternoon the desert changes moods; the mercury drops and rain comes in hard, but Ryan barely seems to notice.
—Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
Your cup of pumpkin spice latte is barely empty, yet peppermint mochas and gingerbread lattes are already inching onto the menus.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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