Examples of 'were barely' in a sentence
Meaning of "were barely"
This phrase is typically used to indicate that something was just barely achieved or survived. It implies that there was very little margin or room for error in the situation being discussed
How to use "were barely" in a sentence
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You were barely in the holosuite ten minutes.
The cherry blossoms were barely starting to bloom.
You were barely involved in that case.
Earlier periodic reports were barely more helpful.
There were barely even any roads there.
And my understanding is that you were barely poisoned.
You were barely able to stand either.
You make it sound like we were barely married.
Proceeds were barely enough to repay the donors.
And even those conversations were barely coherent.
Those kids were barely old enough to be shaving.
There were necessary considerations that were barely mentioned.
We were barely able to get the trunk closed as it was.
The last two words were barely audible.
They were barely able to pay their bills.
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But those left behind were barely alive.
The words were barely out of his mouth.
It was so bad the words to the songs were barely intelligible.
These kids were barely ten years old.
Were barely noticed by the general public.
The three of us were barely on speaking terms.
We were barely broken up for a day and he went and cheated on me.
I realized that my lips were barely visible.
The words were barely recognizable through my blubbering.
I invented things when you were barely turning senile.
The kids were barely allowed to play at all.
He cheated on you when you were barely in the door.
They were barely scraping by to cover their costs.
Some of the recruits were barely ten years old.
Both were barely able to dodge the strike.
And the carvings were barely lukewarm.
They were barely capable of adapting to new threats.
It was like you were barely even human.
We were barely ready for a healthy baby.
They said you were barely conscious.
You were barely a match for me when you were a god.
His first words were barely audible.
They were barely civil to each other.
And those guys were barely alive.
Mouth were barely covered with water.
Many of the children were barely clothed.
They were barely making ends meet.
There was no wind and the boats were barely moving.
When you were barely a week old.
At times they were so high that they were barely visible.
Both were barely visible in the steam.
These last words were barely a whisper.
You were barely one of those things.
Even alone they were barely vulnerable.
We were barely able to restore his heartbeat.
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You can barely handle one woman
Things that you can barely imagine
He could barely see over the wheel
