barely sufficient

Example Sentences

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“Resources that were already barely sufficient for the poorest will now have to stretch even further.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

The BBC understands that conditions in the camps are unsanitary, food barely sufficient, and many of the freed workers, like Mike, are in poor health.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

With interest rates already at 17%, inflation hitting 24.5% in December, and foreign reserves barely sufficient to cover three weeks of imports, the South Asian nation is in dire need of external financing.

From Reuters • Jan. 26, 2023

Refinery capacity remains barely sufficient, especially with the United States sending more fuel to Europe to compensate for reductions in Russian imports.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022

It was clear enough he could not remain in the army; his pay, barely sufficient for his support at present, would never suffice when he had a wife.

From Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II. by Lever, Charles James