barely sufficient
Example Sentences
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“Resources that were already barely sufficient for the poorest will now have to stretch even further.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
The BBC understands that conditions in the camps are unsanitary, food barely sufficient, and many of the freed workers, like Mike, are in poor health.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2025
Foreign exchange reserves have declined to near $9 billion, barely sufficient to cover imports for about six months, from near $12 billion a year earlier, according to latest central bank data.
From Reuters ● Aug. 4, 2022
Another is the avoidance of the motivational problem associated with an income barely sufficient to reduce the subsidy.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2017
It was now past five o'clock, and although it was generally the custom to take luncheon with them on these trips, the extra amount which had been stored was barely sufficient for a half meal.
From The Boy Volunteers with the French Airman by Kenneth Ward
