barely

Example Sentences

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"The idea that this small compound, which people have barely heard of, plays such an important role, is fascinating."

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Burnt garlic is acrid and unforgiving; here, it should dissolve into the base of the sauce, barely visible but deeply present.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The remainder are either unchanged or barely changed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Yet for all the optimism over tanker activity in the strait, the numbers tell a more cautious story: Transit volumes remain well below preconflict levels, and oil markets have barely reacted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

She did as her parents had instructed: she stayed in the cellar under the floorboards, still, mute, unmoving, barely breathing, until the house fell silent again.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler