Examples of 'there was barely' in a sentence
Meaning of "there was barely"
This phrase suggests that something was present or occurred to a very limited or minimal extent. It implies that the quantity or intensity of the mentioned thing was almost negligible or close to being non-existent
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there was barely
There was barely enough time to kill her.
The average age there was barely half of mine.
There was barely any trace of his life.
I was in a room where there was barely enough room to sit down.
There was barely a soul to shed a team.
The teeth were so close together there was barely any space between them.
There was barely time for tender farewells.
Details stayed sharp and there was barely any noticeable noise in the images.
There was barely a soul on the road.
Just a few minutes into their appearance there was barely anyone still sitting down.
There was barely anyone around before.
And all products had to be exported because there was barely a local market for them.
There was barely room for one person.
The dust was so thick, there was barely any light.
There was barely anyone else on the lake.
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Forget sitting - there was barely room to stand.
There was barely anything left of this child.
As a hunting ground, there was barely rabbits and boars.
There was barely a pause as he considered the statement.
Did you notice that there was barely any dialogue in the short?
There was barely any time to cook dinner.
You were drunk half the time, and there was barely a relationship.
There was barely room for the driver.
And since we did not even have a turkey, there was barely a dinner at all.
There was barely enough room to examine her.
With several men in this family, there was barely enough food at each meal.
There was barely a drop left in her.
It seemed very close on some, others it seemed like there was barely anything.
There was barely a grease spot on the repair log.
When we entered the dining room, there was barely any food left.
There was barely any water in the lungs.
Between classes and homework and sports and theater, there was barely time to breathe.
There was barely a part written for me.
Every seat in the place was filled, and there was barely standing room.
Cos there was barely a word spoken.
Beaches in Sydney were so crowded, there was barely room to maneuver.
There was barely enough left.
And without their highway speeds, there was barely enough air moving to keep them conscious.
There was barely any mention of slavery.
No one was allowed to leave. There was barely enough to eat.
There was barely any dust around.
Where was all the blood? There was barely a drop left in her.
There was barely a chance in the second.
It is the reason why there was barely any opposition to Qaddafi 's coup.
There was barely anything for adults.
In October . we only found a room so tiny there was barely room to move.
There was barely any water there.
And there were definitely gang members in attendance… There was barely any security.
There was barely water or food to survive.
In this flight I could see much more of what was below, there was barely a cloud.
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You can barely handle one woman
Things that you can barely imagine
He could barely see over the wheel
