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

"You can see their car is barely moving, be it on straights or over bumps," Wolff said of the Red Bull.

From BBC • May 1, 2023

His face is red and he’s huffing and puffing, barely moving his arms.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison