Sentence examples similar to barely clearer from inspiring English sources

The ball barely cleared the foul pole.

Didion's head barely cleared the back of hers.

After an hour, Mr. Alexandre has barely cleared $10.

"There's a lesson in the Talmud," Westheimer pronounced, her head barely clearing the table.

Polls suggest the FDP will barely clear the 5% hurdle to get into the legislature.

Unlike his two long shots Saturday, this one barely cleared the left-field wall.

The first crude Qassam rockets, fired in 2001, barely cleared Gaza's border.

It just barely cleared the fence in center field and put the Giants ahead, 5-2.

The ball barely cleared the net, landing just inside the line.

The snow kept falling, and by noon, many streets and avenues were barely cleared.

The truck carrying the seven-foot statue barely cleared the Holland Tunnel, Ms. Hubbard said.