Examples of 'were barely able' in a sentence

Meaning of "were barely able"

Were barely able: implies that there was difficulty, struggle, or a limited capacity to achieve or complete a task, goal, or action. It conveys a sense of effort or challenge faced during a particular situation or circumstance

How to use "were barely able" in a sentence

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were barely able
You were barely able to stand either.
It was always a labour of love since financially we were barely able to get by.
We were barely able to get the trunk closed as it was.
And those remaining were barely able to feed themselves.
We were barely able to get the trunk to stay closed as it was.
Viewers who watched their story were barely able to get through it with a dry eye.
We were barely able to restore his heartbeat.
These things I saw were barely able to walk.
They were barely able to pay their bills.
The kingdoms forces, attacked on all fronts, were barely able to hold back the tide.
Both were barely able to dodge the strike.
We nearly lost him just now . We were barely able to restore his heartbeat.
We were barely able to fight them off.
Did not she see that we were barely able to keep it together?
We were barely able to restart his heartbeat.
Sorry With our Alters, we were barely able to close his wounds.
We were barely able to get that foal back here.
The day San Martín left Peru, they were barely able to say goodbye.
We were barely able to pull him together.
When the 4 of them teamed up, they were barely able to gain the upperhand.
We were barely able to see this one.
Okay, he was screwed up . We were barely able to pull him together.
We were barely able to stop their direct assault.
When people were barely able to move.
They were barely able to get their hands around it.
We worked hard and were barely able to support our families.
We were barely able to finish all the food.
Local authorities were barely able to bring the riot under control.
You were barely able to get the grappling hook up there.
For sixteen hours they were barely able to offset the water coming in.
We were barely able to buy food.
We began our journey and were barely able to reach the town of Abd Rabo.
We were barely able to get the votes to do it the last time.
The two of them were barely able to dodge the splash of poison.
We were barely able to corral him for those eight minutes on that one night.
My eyes were barely able to open.
We were barely able to use the video camera, and you know how much.
My siblings and I were barely able to communicate with our own f ather.
We were barely able to restore his heartbeat . I am not about to abandon him.
My siblings and I were barely able to communicate with our own father.
We were barely able to restart his heartbeat. I will not abandon him.
In fact, both were barely able to shiver.
We were barely able to stop it.
The police were barely able to contain the crowd.
They were barely able to raise enough for the ceremony.
The words were barely able to break through the fog.
We were barely able to pay the rent each month.
How many? You were barely able to build the one.
They were barely able to sleep a full hour before they were rearing to go.
The marchers were barely able to scramble to Century and nearby it.

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