Sentence examples for it not barely from inspiring English sources
The island is so slight and remote, it seems as if it would float away into Long Island Sound were it not barely tethered to the Bronx by a single bridge.
It has been open since mid-October; it is not "barely a year old".
On her first match point, she nailed a forehand down the line that would have been a winner if it had not barely sailed wide.
Were it not for barely noticeable minuscule structures poised on top, the bluff overlooking the sea, reduced as it is to a mass of crisscrossed color, would be barely identifiable.
Pour it slowly so when the fizz all finally goes down, it isn't barely filled.
Rare is the day when I'm not barely holding it all together.
Mr. Nixon had 692 votes to Mr. Reagan's 182 -- thereby winning easily, not barely.
No need to break out your birthday suit however, because this look is about barely there shades, not barely there clothes.
The only real disappointment was yellowfin tuna, which arrived not barely cooked as requested, but seriously overcooked.
Not barely, but (the surface) fully touches the lip.
Were it not for the barely-there autographs, the image likely would not have sold in 2008 for 23,000 euros (roughly $35,772 at time of sale).
