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
Foreign exchange reserves have declined to near $9 billion, barely sufficient to cover imports for about six months, from near $12 billion a year earlier, according to latest central bank data.
From Reuters • Aug. 4, 2022
Most kerosene lamps provided 25 watts of light at best, barely sufficient for reading, and they were dirty, difficult to use, and dangerous.
From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2016
They had condemned themselves for a period of seven years to a daily allowance of rice and water, barely sufficient to prevent the extinction of the vital powers.
From Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan by Taylor, William
