barely exist
Example Sentences
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Yet, to retreat carries no promise of safety — the rear defensive lines meant to give them cover barely exist, he said.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2024
In the geologic time scale, humans barely exist for the span of a breath and, for most of us, that's just long enough to be born into a cruel world and suffer its grief.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2023
In the public sphere, Obama and Thomas barely exist in the same conversations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2022
On social media, such repercussions barely exist, he says: Liars have little incentive to shut up.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 23, 2022
In England, where emission controls barely exist, that rate has doubled.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
