Sentence examples for is only barely from inspiring English sources

To say that this movie gets under your skin is only barely a figure of speech.

But with incomes so weak, spending is only barely where it was when the recession began.

At the moment, the agreement is only barely on the Bush administration's radar screen.

Then again, they all might find themselves chasing a resurgent Tiger Woods, who at 37 is only barely their elder.

He added: "To say that this movie gets under your skin is only barely a figure of speech.

Divorcing human achievements from their relations in natural life means that Homo sapiens, too, is only "barely imagined".

German economic growth was only barely positive for the month.

The women of Kettering are only barely holding everything together.

Sometimes, I'm only barely aware that there is musical accompaniment.

But about 400m of those counted as literate are only barely so.

They probably are only barely aware of the existence of Chinese-Americans.