just barely
Example Sentences
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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
Reaching herd immunity for measles is hard—roughly 95 percent of people must be vaccinated—and when it’s not reached, even just barely, measles outbreaks will come and go in waves.
From Slate • Feb. 17, 2026
Inside, the old lantern hissed before the flame flickered to life, just barely.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
