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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In a world where 94% of keywords barely scrape 10 or fewer monthly searches and ChatGPT commands a staggering 62.5% of the AI subscription market, the message is loud and clear: The game has changed.
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Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The barely torched meringue on top is the stuff of my Martha Stewart fantasies.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
For a preview that's barely one minute long, this teaser trailer — set to 'Wolf Totem' by The HU — sure packs in a lot.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
What To Know Out of the 10 largest economies in the world for 2024, California was fourth, Texas was ninth, and barely missing out was New York in 11th.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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Ivan Guzenko, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
The barely torched meringue on top is the stuff of my Martha Stewart fantasies.
—Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
For a preview that's barely one minute long, this teaser trailer — set to 'Wolf Totem' by The HU — sure packs in a lot.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2025
What To Know Out of the 10 largest economies in the world for 2024, California was fourth, Texas was ninth, and barely missing out was New York in 11th.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Barely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barely. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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