just barely
Example Sentences
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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
Two of the Oscars had melted entirely, but one of the statuettes had endured — just barely.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
As they started the business, Fink and Koh headed off to college—but just barely.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
Because now the door was just barely creeping open.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
