Examples of 'just barely' in a sentence

Meaning of "just barely"

just barely - meaning almost not or almost didn't happen. This phrase is used to describe something that happened with very little margin or almost did not happen at all

How to use "just barely" in a sentence

Basic
Advanced
just barely
You just barely clipped the top.
But whoever it was just barely finished.
Just barely getting started on this guy.
The war has just barely begun.
He just barely managed to pass the test.
For which you just barely qualify.
Tom just barely earns enough to live on.
Because this is just barely long enough.
I just barely gave him the slip.
I swerved and just barely missed him.
We just barely escaped before it was all overrun.
And the ball just barely cleared it.
I just barely managed to pass the test.
This should just barely reach them.
I just barely got a chance to shake it off.

See also

Poor little me just barely squeezed through.
Just barely over the legal minimum.
I ran and just barely got away.
Just barely brush the client list.
The designers just barely saved it here.
I just barely escaped from the lab.
You want it to be just barely cooked through.
He just barely made the last train.
My friends up here are just barely holding it together.
He just barely missed your vital organs.
I can tell they just barely see me.
Tom just barely passed the test.
The money should just barely fit.
You are just barely recovered from surgery.
Sometimes i feel like i am just barely hanging on.
You have just barely escaped being killed.
Males outnumber females but just barely.
They can just barely tolerate women.
The muscles responded but just barely.
I will just barely stick my hand there.
In the beginning when you were just barely.
You can just barely make it out.
The potatoes should be just barely tender.
She can just barely manage to be faithful.
The painting itself is just barely underway.
I could just barely hear myself think.
Cook the pasta until it is just barely done.
The boy just barely grazed you.
I knew you when you were just barely limping.
Abby just barely graduated high school.
The theater itself was just barely accessible.
I have just barely got a signal here.
Feels like it had just barely begun.
And he just barely covered his potatoes.
The other horse was just barely standing.

You'll also be interested in:

Examples of using Barely
You can barely handle one woman
Things that you can barely imagine
He could barely see over the wheel
Show more
Examples of using Just
You guys just get out of here
Just like that one over there
He could not have just jumped through it
Show more

Search by letter in the English dictionary