barely

Example Sentences

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He did land a looping overhand right in the fourth, but it barely registered with Joshua.

From BBC

Next to him, a girl, barely a teenager, picked up a sign that read "Never Surrender".

From BBC

I was just barely getting used to Gen Alpha, or the concept that there are Gen Z parents already.

From Salon

They have barely done anything to suggest otherwise over the past month.

From BBC

The yen was barely moved against the dollar Friday, though observers see it strengthening as the Fed cuts rates at the same time the BoJ lifts them.

From Barron's