Sentence examples for barely a vacation from inspiring English sources

I used two apostrophes to clarify that the 'vacation' was not very restful and barely a vacation at all.

Replaceable workers almost never get paid family leave, they get a few paid sick days, and barely any vacation time.

Even successful artists could barely afford a studio, much less a vacation home.

Barely a week later, in early July, he flew her to Hainan Island for a vacation at a luxury beachside resort.

"I need a vacation".

Need a vacation?

A vacation in hell.

What a vacation!

I wanted a vacation.

On a vacation.

Never took a vacation.