barest

Example Sentences

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Before the tray goes into the oven, I dust everything with the barest whisper of cardamom.

From Salon • Dec. 16, 2025

The assistant referee did actually flag for offside, but it was extremely tight and VAR subsequently spent several minutes checking Archer's position, with the Saints forward eventually being ruled onside by the barest of margins.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024

One theory is that men just aren’t taught about the finer points of hygiene—that because cleanliness is dismissed as a feminine trait, parents give boys only the barest instruction in why and how to clean.

From Slate • May 17, 2024

“He’s buying a piano so that I can teach the children to play,” Claire says, the flatness of her voice the barest camouflage for her anguish.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Chess strained his ears, trying to listen for even the barest hum of a reply, but there was nothing.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix