barely audible

Example Sentences

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Their task was to adjust the volume until each sound was just barely audible over the noise.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

Crowds pressed around an ice rink blasting Christmas classics, barely audible over the joyous screams of children swaying on a pendulum ride nearby.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

Dynamics were also crucial: When Jesus cried out on the cross in the “Tenebrae” responsory, “exclamavit” was startlingly loud; his death, “emisit spiritum,” was barely audible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025

More than seven minutes into No. 12 UCLA’s exhibition game against the Aztecs on Friday night, those fans were still clapping … with so little oomph that the gesture was barely audible.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2025

“Don’t know, kid ...” The pilot’s words were a hiss, barely audible.

From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen