barely

Example Sentences

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“It barely touched him. He was not injured,” Abel said.

From Los Angeles Times

The media outlet questioned how long the incident went unnoticed, adding that it "means their internal data protection system barely mattered."

From BBC

Her new daughter, Judith, barely survives the delivery.

From Salon

It was only barely refloated by rescue vessels before new ice formed, which would have trapped it over winter.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Marley has complex needs and needs full daily life attention. Meadow is going to live a completely normal life and will barely need any breathing support."

From BBC