How to Use barely in a Sentence

barely

adverb

• We barely spoke the entire time we were in the car.
• There is barely a difference between the two.
• There are barely any new features in this software.
• Blue Dream’s harvest time is barely three months at nine to 10 weeks.
  — Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
• If you're drawn to barely there perfumes, 11 11 should be on your radar.
  — Lindy Segal, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Jan. 2023
• Our lives are made of moments like these: opportunities missed, or barely seized.
  — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
• Bumps that could wreck a road wheel barely register and certainly don't rise to the level of uncomfortable.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 18 Jan. 2023
• Long days spent grabbing packages off shelves for an anonymous e-commerce giant barely cover the bills and leave her exhausted and desperate for something more.
  — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
• Real-life Emilys in Paris complain that the show’s heroine, clad in over-the-top couture and barely able to speak French, is giving them a bad name.
  — Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2023
• If Carmichael's jokes landed only sporadically, the presenters' barely touched the ground.
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
• This trend can go two ways: for those who prefer a natural, barely-there makeup look, use a white pencil to tightly line the corners and lower lash lines of your eyes, which will make your eyes appear bright and open.
  — Sarah Boyd, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
• In the depths of Southeast Asia’s freshwater streams, a tiny creature—barely the length of a fingernail—holds a fascinating secret.
  — Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
• The violinist pulled his cadenza horsehair thin, stretching his line into a barely there filament of sound before serrating his edges and ramping up to a sawing, smoking climax.
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2023
• When Jack and Stelly were expecting their first baby, Sharon could barely contain her excitement about becoming a first-time grandparent.
  — Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2023
• The shorter sections at the back just barely grazed the nape of her neck.
  — Gabi Thorne, Allure, 13 June 2023
• Nichols sits in the dark against the car, barely moving.
  — CBS News, 30 Jan. 2023
• In fact, that setup turned out to be barely a third of the movie.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2024
• This whole idea that teenagers barely work now is crazy to me.
  — Jamie Ludwig, Spin, 29 Sep. 2023
• By this point, the two of us were barely on speaking terms.
  — Lachlan Cartwright, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
• And now there's barely anything to talk and laugh about.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 24 Sep. 2024
• Once again, one of the best parts of the skit is how Gosling can barely keep it together by the end.
  — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
• Trull’s head barely clears the rafters once he’s settled.
  — oregonlive, 12 June 2023
• The former wife speaks so faintly that the new wife can barely hear.
  — Joyce Carol Oates, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
• The wobbly craft that the Wright Brothers built in 1903 flew, but barely.
  — Kenneth Chang, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
• This year, the day is underscored by the dour fact that the pay gap has barely budged in two decades.
  — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2023
• That could lead to ice cream that’s gummy or fluffy, and barely tastes like dairy.
  — Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 July 2023
• She was found barely alive in the bushes along a fishing trail in Puna.
  — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 30 July 2024
• Robert Miller was barely alive when medics rushed him to the hospital.
  — Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
• Even a series of Ukrainian drone strikes on the city in recent months barely made a dent.
  — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
• What’s more, the car has barely been touched since leaving the factory.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 4 Nov 2024