just barely
Example Sentences
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Appreciated by both men and women, the new male lead is either boldly or just barely bisexual—and he’s suddenly everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
The S&P Global U.S. services index slipped to 50.9 in May from 51.0 in the prior month, leaving it just barely above the cutoff point between expansion and contraction.
From MarketWatch ● May 21, 2026
The 2025 box office ended up reaching about $8.87 billion, just barely above 2024’s already dismal total.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026
Their task was to adjust the volume until each sound was just barely audible over the noise.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2026
It all grew out of the fact that an assignment the class was reading just barely mentioned something called an oracle.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
