Examples of 'could barely contain' in a sentence
Meaning of "could barely contain"
could barely contain - suggests that someone had minimal control over their emotions or reactions; commonly used to express intense excitement, anger, or other strong feelings
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could barely contain
Mary could barely contain her excitement.
Sami had demons he could barely contain.
I could barely contain my indignation at her impudence.
And the clothes they wore could barely contain them.
She could barely contain her excitement.
The excited girl stood next to him and could barely contain herself.
She could barely contain herself today.
Replacing it with one thought that I could barely contain at the summit.
Tom could barely contain his anger.
Kathy knew he was going to propose, and she could barely contain her excitement.
Scientists could barely contain their excitement.
All of this was so exciting, so wonderfully strange, she could barely contain herself.
Some could barely contain their rage.
Her hatred for you was so overwhelming she could barely contain herself, never mind testify.
Titus could barely contain his surprise.
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He was destroying the house, and Ezra could barely contain him.
Gardette could barely contain his joy.
According to the testimony of one witness, 1 Mladic could barely contain his delight.
The camera could barely contain them.
Or else I would know what to say to her . I could barely contain myself.
Kyrnrie could barely contain his laughter.
She could barely conceal her irritation. - She could barely contain his irritation.
I could barely contain my anger and my sadness.
I remember Lugar could barely contain himself.
I could barely contain my excitement.
The next morning I could barely contain my excitement.
We could barely contain our excitement as we entered the structure.
I noticed that. She could barely contain herself today.
He could barely contain his erection every time she was around.
After Irene Fernando took the oath of office, she could barely contain her exuberance.
James could barely contain his excitement.
Finally, the day arrived and I could barely contain my excitement.
Dax could barely contain his impatience.
I saw your closed eyes, and I could barely contain my emotion.
He could barely contain his own energy.
Toward the end of the song, I could barely contain my tears.
You could barely contain yourself.
As anyone could imagine, Kay and Fiona could barely contain their excitement.
Howard could barely contain himself.
Meanwhile, my mom was so over her job, she could barely contain her boredom.
He could barely contain his amusement.
As Geoff laid himself bare, my mom could barely contain her Election Day excitement.
He could barely contain his enthusiasm.
As I stepped off the plane, I could barely contain my excitement.
He could barely contain his anger.
The Washington Post on July 5 could barely contain its outrage, it was.
He could barely contain his disgust.
My fellow passenger, John Mohammed Butt, could barely contain his excitement.
Maria could barely contain herself.
That building could barely contain their joy.
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Title sheets shall contain the following
Can contain weed seeds and pathogens
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