only just
Example Sentences
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CrowdStrike sank 4.3% after the cybersecurity company’s first-quarter earnings only just beat expectations, leading to investors taking some profit following a stellar run for shares.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
"We're only just beginning to understand this new class of cosmic events."
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
“Lower-income households’ smaller wage base, combined with slower growth, means their wage gains over the past year have only just covered higher gas spending,” according to new research from the Bank of America Institute.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
If they want income, there’s a problem: Dividends on the S&P are only just over 1%—and only a whisker above their lowest ever, in 2000.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
She had only just met Yedsha, and she wasn’t sure he needed to know who her family was just yet.
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
