barely
Example Sentences
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“Over the past few years, U.K. markets have barely budged on most issues that have arisen,” says Morningstar equity strategist Michael Field.
From Barron's
They barely show up on radar and soar high above electronic-warfare transmissions that fry other airborne devices.
In an era when most people can barely afford to raise one kid, this focus on quantity isn’t just tone-deaf.
From Salon
In “Vaccine Flag,” a vertical banner arcs gracefully across a soft gradient of L.A. haze, but the banner’s fabric is so tattered and decayed that its advertisement for vaccines is barely legible.
From Los Angeles Times
"I barely got any sleep. During the first day, I slept for only two hours, and I woke up and was very surprised," Shaidorv told AFP on Sunday.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
