Sentence examples for is barely adequate from inspiring English sources

But that in itself is barely adequate.

"Media consultant" is barely adequate to describe Mr. Schwartz's portfolio.

By local standards, my porch is barely adequate.

"My parents were humble working folk," he writes, but the stock phrase is barely adequate.

The production's unsteadiness is compounded by a musical performance that is barely adequate.

If Minaya did sign Ramírez, he would have to play left field, where he is barely adequate at best.

Service was barely adequate.

Blunt knives, of course, were barely adequate for most meats.

The meal was barely adequate, according to five diners one night.

Administrative and rehearsal facilities at the orchestra's Avery Fisher home are barely adequate.

His good performances are barely adequate; he has all the authority of a substitute teacher.