only just
Example Sentences
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“With less than a month until election day, this campaign blitz on social media and on television is only just beginning,” said Sadhwani.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Sebastian Muñoz-Najar has only just finished primary school.
From BBC • May 12, 2026
“They are being exposed at a moment when their resilience is only just beginning to grow, because they are still children,” von der Leyen said at a conference in Copenhagen on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Fahy thinks the ramp-up is only just beginning.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
He just stares at me like he’s only just noticed me, even though we’ve been talking for at least five minutes.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
