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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That’s barely enough time to scratch the surface of this great European capital, with its world-class museums and cosmopolitan glamor.
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
Balfe did find the formality of the vows, which Claire can barely muster enough strength to verbalize as commanded, to be especially painful.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
William has barely finished damning everyone in his immediate vicinity when the British soldiers who’ve been chasing Jamie enter the house.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
How did four musicians — barely out of their teens, from a city few had ever even heard of — cause such a damn fuss?
Tedeschi attempts to answer the question, at least partially, by linking their fates with John F. Kennedy.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 7 Dec. 2024
Balfe did find the formality of the vows, which Claire can barely muster enough strength to verbalize as commanded, to be especially painful.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
William has barely finished damning everyone in his immediate vicinity when the British soldiers who’ve been chasing Jamie enter the house.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
How did four musicians — barely out of their teens, from a city few had ever even heard of — cause such a damn fuss?
Tedeschi attempts to answer the question, at least partially, by linking their fates with John F. Kennedy.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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