Examples of 'barely scratch' in a sentence

Meaning of "barely scratch"

barely scratch - This phrase is used to convey that something has only had a minimal or superficial impact or effect. It is commonly used to describe situations where the full extent of damage, effort, or performance is much less than what is possible

How to use "barely scratch" in a sentence

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barely scratch
They could barely scratch a living.
Whoever threw it must have known it would barely scratch him.
We would barely scratch the surface.
We could spend a year in here and barely scratch the surface.
Visitors barely scratch the essence of Toledo if they leave at dusk.
The existing data is feared to barely scratch the surface.
Some barely scratch a living as they suffer quietly in half-demolished homes.
It could be argued that these questions barely scratch the surface.
But my gun can barely scratch the surface of the crystal.
You can come here every weekend for years and still barely scratch the surface.
But these measures barely scratch the surface of the problem.
You can literally spend hours sifting through mountains of articles and barely scratch the surface.
These examples barely scratch the surface, though.
I realize in two weeks I can not do more than barely scratch the surface.
You know, we barely scratch the surface of what these creatures could tell us.

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You could spend days here and barely scratch the surface.
We would only barely scratch the surface ; we 'd only start the process of culture change.
The information and examples presented here barely scratch the surface of this subject.
This fine will barely scratch the financial health of the company co-founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
The examples I will identify here barely scratch the surface.
And barely scratch the surface . I painted her about a thousand different ways.
Fifteen battle cruisers will barely scratch their defences!
Tanks have sturdy armor that footsoldiers other than the Anti-Tank Lancers can barely scratch.
In fact, these benefits barely scratch the surface and its effects are far reaching.
He says archaeologists could dig here for another 50 years and barely scratch the surface.
The examples shown above barely scratch the surface of the Bible 's numerous problems.
Or is it that you can't cope with her death and can barely scratch a living?
We would barely scratch the surface . DOOR OPENS.
We could talk about it for hours & barely scratch the surface.
I know. and barely scratch the surface. - I painted her about a thousand different ways.
The arms are puny, trifling, could barely scratch the chin.
Man, I can barely scratch this stuff.
Even now, almost 15 years later, he can still barely scratch out his name.
We have 10 minutes . We would barely scratch the surface.

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