barely
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We have barely enough furniture to fill half of it; we buy a new mattress without a bed frame and sleep on the floor.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The 22-year-old earned about $160 a month, barely enough to cover expenses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
It’s a remarkable run for a team that barely squeaked into the playoffs and for a coach who last won a championship 22 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
The ticker tape had barely settled in Austria before Bulgaria's national broadcaster BNT confirmed Sofia as next year's host city.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
This building was barely a hostel, and a spare one at that.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
Vocabulary lists containing barely
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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Thirteen Reasons Why
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