Sentence examples for despite barely from inspiring English sources

Mr. Sarpolus noted that Mr. McCain had climbed in the polls despite barely organizing in Michigan.

Despite barely playing any live shows yet, Florry turned out for Radio 1's Huw Stephens to play a live session.

She was invited by Sepideh (Golshifteh Farahani), who, despite barely knowing her, was hoping to marry her off to one of the guys.

Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute points out that Mr Bush achieved a huge amount in his first 100 days in 2001, despite barely winning the election.

And the most sobering thing was that, despite barely being able to string a sentence together, I wasn't a beginner in the language at all.

And it led him to painstakingly piece his own addition to the pantheon together, despite barely having set foot in this country.

And, despite just barely being out of his rookie N.F.L. season, Russell Wilson kept defenses around the league on their toes with his ability to throw the deep pass and to run out of trouble equally well.

As a post-graduate student Raine briefly taught both Martin Amis and Christopher Reid, despite being barely older than either.

Yet that meant that she was now the only breadwinner, despite earning barely $100 a month after a decade working in factories.

Despite being barely worn, it was hard to sell to British consumers, especially when they could buy new from the high street for the same price.

He rose to the top of the organized crime pyramid, despite being barely educated and expanded the Sinaloa cartel into a criminal organization with a global reach.