Examples of 'i was barely' in a sentence

Meaning of "i was barely"

i was barely: This phrase is frequently used to convey that someone was just able to achieve or accomplish something, often with difficulty or by a narrow margin

How to use "i was barely" in a sentence

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i was barely
I was barely able to escape with the box.
My alcoholic dad had walked out on us when I was barely a year old.
I was barely conscious for several days after.
I was trying every day to reach a step count that I was barely managing.
Since i was barely more than a punk kid.
Lunch with a friend who knew me when I was barely able to lunch alone.
I was barely even able to see the mountains.
Let alone the few transporters I was barely able to bring enough power into this lab.
I was barely able to hold your brother back.
It feels like I was barely a kid yesterday.
I was barely able to be a mother in those days.
I asked him when I was barely a teenager.
I was barely able to counter that brat.
It was so sweet that I was barely able to finish my first drink.
I was barely able to get my fingers around it.

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It was two men who raped me when I was barely in my twenties.
I was barely able to escape with my ship.
Just like your father did to me when I was barely a woman.
I was barely able to get off my couch.
I first saw it when I was barely born.
I was barely able to get out today.
I was rolling cigars with the slaves when I was barely walking.
I was barely putting food on the table as it was.
You destroyed my body to the point that I was barely alive.
I was barely able to crawl onto my mattress.
My dad took me swimming when I was barely a few weeks old.
I was barely able to get him out.
I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder when I was barely out of my teens.
I was barely ready to move in with you.
There have been days when I was barely hanging on.
I was barely going over the speed limit.
This ominous feeling which I was barely aware of just became intense.
I was barely awake when they told me to go.
During the civil war when I was barely fifteen years old.
I was barely dating a living one.
She lost her husband when I was barely two years old.
I was barely ten years old then.
I could freely fly and attack like I was barely wearing anything on me.
I was barely able to persuade them for this talk.
My love story with trees began when I was barely four years old.
I was barely able to grab my rate clock.
My first encounter with death occurred when I was barely three years of age.
I was barely touching the yellow line.
I had him when I was barely fifteen.
I was barely able to drag the guy in to work for me.
I just felt like I was barely surviving.
I was barely able to get out of bed in the morning.
The sisters said I was barely conscious.
I was barely tall enough to see over the railings.
I felt like I was barely trained.

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