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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The Seahawks barely got their 10th win to finish 10-7 even though the Rams were resting key starters Sunday.
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Mike Sando, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Despite the drive beginning at the Jets 15-yard line, Miami could barely move the ball and had to settle for a field goal.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Two years earlier, Boebert had barely won the closest race in the nation, defending her seat in Colorado’s Third Congressional District by only five hundred and forty-six votes.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
His delicate cheekbones were high and widely set, although his face was barely bigger than a thumbprint.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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Mike Sando, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Despite the drive beginning at the Jets 15-yard line, Miami could barely move the ball and had to settle for a field goal.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
Two years earlier, Boebert had barely won the closest race in the nation, defending her seat in Colorado’s Third Congressional District by only five hundred and forty-six votes.
—Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
His delicate cheekbones were high and widely set, although his face was barely bigger than a thumbprint.
—Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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