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'barely' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'barely' with 20 example sentences.


barely adverb

: only a very short time before

: almost not

: by a little


  • She barely touched her food.
  • He had barely enough money to buy bread and milk.
  • You speak so quietly I can barely hear you.
  • She barely speaks to me anymore.
  • I barely made the train.
  • I barely feel the pain anymore.
  • We barely talked about work.
  • I can barely remember what my grandfather looked like.
  • He barely passed the examination.
  • He barely escaped with his life.
  • I can barely see you.
  • The scars are barely visible.
  • I barely have enough money for groceries.
  • This just barely covers our living expenses.
  • I was barely able to work.
  • My daughter is barely fifteen.
  • I can barely control myself.
  • I barely know him at all.
  • I could barely open my eyes.
  • I had barely got into the house when the phone rang.
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