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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Ophelia barely registers; Gertrude gets less than two lines.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Yet in less than two years, that island has been whittled down by the sea to barely a dot — not much remains in the third photograph, dating to the end of 2024.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s bestseller breaks onto the Top Album Sales chart again this frame, but only barely.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Lows at Tamarack, Brundage Basin in McCall and in Sun Valley are expected to be close to zero every day, with highs barely hitting 20.
—Vincent Medina, Idaho Statesman, 18 Jan. 2025
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Yet in less than two years, that island has been whittled down by the sea to barely a dot — not much remains in the third photograph, dating to the end of 2024.
—Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s bestseller breaks onto the Top Album Sales chart again this frame, but only barely.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Lows at Tamarack, Brundage Basin in McCall and in Sun Valley are expected to be close to zero every day, with highs barely hitting 20.
—Vincent Medina, Idaho Statesman, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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