Examples of barely in a Sentence
We barely spoke the entire time we were in the car.
There are barely any new features in this software.
There is barely a difference between the two.
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America’s automakers have gotten back in the fast lane toward economic dominance, but the race with foreign competitors has barely begun.
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Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
By the time Bishop’s case went to trial, Carbon Nation’s core membership numbered barely more than a half dozen.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
During a period when taxpayer incomes barely doubled, Springfield increased public pension benefits tenfold.
—Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Maldonado’s challenge was on a knuckleball from Waldron that barely nicked the bottom of the zone.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
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Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025
By the time Bishop’s case went to trial, Carbon Nation’s core membership numbered barely more than a half dozen.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
During a period when taxpayer incomes barely doubled, Springfield increased public pension benefits tenfold.
—Forrest Claypool, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
Maldonado’s challenge was on a knuckleball from Waldron that barely nicked the bottom of the zone.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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