Sentence examples for barely by the from inspiring English sources

Seven in the evening is hardly a decent hour for a must-attend party, let alone one held outdoors in a space sheltered, though barely, by the elevated train tracks of the High Line.

The show flashes back to the period of preparation, but it's otherwise a straight quiz, with questions about politics and pop culture, enlivened (barely) by the contestants' option to call on one another for help.

The Lakers shot 38.3%, outdone barely by the Knicks' 39.3%.

Yes, Prohibitionists still exist in the 21st century—although just barely, by the looks of their latest party newsletter.

As long as the deaths went quickly and smoothly, the cruelty appeared to be justified (just barely) by the elaborate ritual, which turned the bloodshed into a catharsis for some spectators.

The helium-filled body is just barely counteracted by the spindly legs and feet.

This jukebox musical is held together (barely) by one of the silliest plots ever concocted, but nobody seems to care.

By contrast, lysozyme is barely influenced by the surface polarity due to its intrinsic structural stability.

Both places were barely touched by the fighting.

They barely got by the feeble 49ers last week.

The current responses were barely affected by the coexistence of CO2 or H2O.