Examples of 'was barely enough' in a sentence

Meaning of "was barely enough"

was barely enough: Suggests that something was just sufficient or adequate, but almost not satisfactory

How to use "was barely enough" in a sentence

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was barely enough
There was barely enough time to kill her.
But the money he gave me was barely enough to live on.
It was barely enough to pay for my plane ticket.
This allocation was barely enough.
There was barely enough room to examine her.
I was in a room where there was barely enough room to sit down.
It was barely enough to support their families.
Two hours was barely enough.
It was barely enough to make me think about it during fall.
I would feel like there was barely enough to feed my own family.
It was barely enough to cover childcare for her three sons.
I found the minuscule amount of wine which was barely enough for a single glass.
It was barely enough for adult women.
The money they received from the sale was barely enough to cover these debts.
That was barely enough for a studio.

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The cattle was ill, the harvest was barely enough to survive.
There was barely enough left.
Even when people got their money, it was barely enough to subsist on.
There was barely enough room for him to hide.
They worked hard to support our family, but it was barely enough.
Last month it was barely enough to cover expenses.
No one was allowed to leave. There was barely enough to eat.
There was barely enough for drinking.
With several men in this family, there was barely enough food at each meal.
There was barely enough for us to get by.
Even when I did get something for them, it was barely enough to buy lunch.
There was barely enough room for one person.
We made due, but I felt like there was barely enough room for us both.
It was barely enough the two of us.
And without their highway speeds, there was barely enough air moving to keep them conscious.
There was barely enough money to pay for the basics.
Back then, a 64 GB configuration was just too far from reach and 32 GB was barely enough.
The money was barely enough to eat.
This was barely enough for a third of the passengers on board.
This at a time when Local 584 's general fund was barely enough to sustain itself.
There was barely enough to eat.
The £300 I received from my parents was barely enough to survive.
There was barely enough left to bring back for a funeral.
My mother 's small business was barely enough to support a family of five.
It was barely enough a time to see Zurich.
And it was barely enough.
It was barely enough to feed us, you have nothing to gain.
Yeah, but there was barely enough to make a mouse cough.
This was barely enough to live on, with no chance of raises for 13 years.
My mom's income was barely enough to support the family.
Her salary was barely enough to cover her monthly expenses.
There was barely enough room for large numbers of students.
There was barely enough room for me and the neighbors.
The income was barely enough to support our family.
There was barely enough strength inside of me to stay on my feet.

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