barely
Example Sentences
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With a 4% return on your CDs and high-yield savings accounts, you are barely beating 3.3% inflation.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The presidency is a skin suit that barely conceals this ambition.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
US rapper Travis Scott angered fans in Istanbul after a performance that barely lasted 20 minutes, with the audience booing as he left the stage early Monday, footage on social media showed.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
She went from being hugely active to barely being able to do anything because of the pain.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Nowadays there was barely any difference, and the last thing I wanted was to get near any of them.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
Vocabulary lists containing barely
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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Tears of a Tiger
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Thirteen Reasons Why
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