just barely

Example Sentences

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When I started writing, around 2003, at a small self-published feminist blog, I had just barely declared myself a feminist.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Their task was to adjust the volume until each sound was just barely audible over the noise.

From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026

In a 1990 Rolling Stone article, Schneider admitted: "We were just barely staying afloat, living off our catalogue".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

As they started the business, Fink and Koh headed off to college—but just barely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Her eyes are wet and her chin shakes, just barely, just a tremble in the dawn sunlight.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness