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 bridges are barely a few millimeters wide, hollowed out to save even more weight, while the winding rotor has been minimized to the essentials.
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
More news: Dodgers Make Trade, Acquire Pitcher From Red Sox on Opening Day
After being removed from his most recent start, Sasaki was shown on camera in the Dodgers' dugout, barely constraining his emotions after another difficult outing.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Ordinary language, after all, has a far shorter shelf life than does the elevated language of high literature; translations of Catullus that are barely twenty years old already feel dated.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Generally, dragon fruit tastes like a lightly sweet combination of a kiwi and a pear, with a slight taste of barely ripe watermelon.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
More news: Dodgers Make Trade, Acquire Pitcher From Red Sox on Opening Day
After being removed from his most recent start, Sasaki was shown on camera in the Dodgers' dugout, barely constraining his emotions after another difficult outing.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
Ordinary language, after all, has a far shorter shelf life than does the elevated language of high literature; translations of Catullus that are barely twenty years old already feel dated.
—Daniel Mendelsohn, New Yorker, 31 Mar. 2025
Generally, dragon fruit tastes like a lightly sweet combination of a kiwi and a pear, with a slight taste of barely ripe watermelon.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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