Sentence examples for barely justifiable from inspiring English sources

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"barely justifiable" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe an action that is almost, but not quite, considered to be justifiable. For example: The actions taken by the police officer were barely justifiable given the situation.

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Jon Miller's departure was a travesty, Roberto Alomar's exodus barely justifiable, and Rafael Palmiero's leave-taking a tragedy.

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Galliano's counsellors had a point: while admiring his powers of concentration – most addicts in detox can barely string a sentence together, let alone read one – there would have been justifiable concerns that the Rolling Stones guitarist's unapologetic drugalogue was not exactly "on message".

Justifiable pleasure?

Justifiable favourites?

Is that justifiable?

Or at least justifiable.

Is homicide ever justifiable?

Is cropping ever justifiable?

"We said: 'Justifiable?

It isn't justifiable.

Morally, that seems justifiable.

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