Examples of 'barely' in a sentence
Meaning of "barely"
Barely is an adverb that means by the smallest margin, almost not
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- By a small margin.
- Almost not at all.
- merely.
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You can barely handle one woman.
Things that you can barely imagine.
He could barely see over the wheel.
These young drivers have barely lived.
You barely even looked at the music.
So far you have barely asked me any.
They barely eat and rarely sleep.
Her vital functions are barely ticking over.
I can barely make it through the week.
She was limping and could barely walk.
She can barely get out of bed.
What they call a steak is barely a hamburger.
I can barely remember it the whole procedure.
She says she barely knows you.
We barely have enough people to guard them as it is.
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Sometimes they are barely allowed in the building.
I barely got any sleep last night.
The greens are only barely keeping it together.
I can barely make it to any of my morning classes.
The precincts have barely started reporting.
I barely recognize you without your costume on.
He said you barely knew each other.
Barely broke any laws this time.
She could barely get that out.
Barely lasted another year as a pinup photographer.
My feet have barely touched the ground.
Barely got a spark out of the core.
My parents could barely afford to send me here.
I barely got two words out of her.
But there is barely any food left.
We barely survived the last budget cuts.
He just looked like he was barely holding it together.
You are barely old enough to remember him.
My son knocked up some girl he barely knew.
I could barely pay the fees now.
A calibre from which wounds barely heal.
You just barely clipped the top.
The sand was so thick we could barely see.
You barely speak the english language.
Earlier periodic reports were barely more helpful.
I have barely talked to you in two months.
And my understanding is that you were barely poisoned.
Shane barely touched his pork chops.
The first half mile was barely manageable.
Many are barely surviving on roots and leaves.
What was waiting for me was barely human.
But you barely checked the images.
John was on the ground barely conscious.
You can barely move over there.
You just gotta remember they barely housebroke.