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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The timing of these cuts could not be worse for the millions of families barely scraping by like hers.
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Aisha Nyandoro, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Despite this, experts say barely any research is being done on this overlap.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
That’s a dramatic drop-off from the strong job growth of 186,000 seen in January and barely half the 142,500 net gain that economists had expected, according to FactSet estimates.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
But given that the house is still barely furnished, those plans are on hold for the moment.
—Paula Mejía, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025
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Aisha Nyandoro, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Despite this, experts say barely any research is being done on this overlap.
—Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
That’s a dramatic drop-off from the strong job growth of 186,000 seen in January and barely half the 142,500 net gain that economists had expected, according to FactSet estimates.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
But given that the house is still barely furnished, those plans are on hold for the moment.
—Paula Mejía, Billboard, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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