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
Arif Ullah, an 18-year-old refugee living in the camps, said the existing food allowance was barely sufficient.
From Reuters • Feb. 17, 2023
Refinery capacity remains barely sufficient, especially with the United States sending more fuel to Europe to compensate for reductions in Russian imports.
From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022
They had condemned themselves for a period of seven years to a daily allowance of rice and water, barely sufficient to prevent the extinction of the vital powers.
From Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan by Taylor, William
