barely moving

Example Sentences

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Signet stock jumped 12% after barely moving in premarket trading.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Pilots often experience an optical illusion of a passing object that can make it appear to be traveling at great speed even if it is barely moving, officials have said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

To experiment on the atoms, it is first necessary to cool them down significantly so that they are barely moving.

From Science Daily • Mar. 5, 2024

The Australia opener has eased his way through the series - a century here, another 50 there - all while looking like his heart-rate was barely moving.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2023

He starts to nod, slowly, barely moving his head.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen