Sentence examples for only just barely from inspiring English sources
(The plan famously failed, but only just barely).
The rebuilding process has only just barely begun".
"The glint of hope today is that we still have time — though only just barely — to adjust our course.
Finally, she set the timer at 80 and beat the game, but only just barely, at which point she declared the whole thing perfect.
I can only just barely sprint as fast as the fastest elephants we measured". An all-aerial phase -- where no feet are touching the ground -- also kinematically differentiates running from walking.
Historically, the Senate had been able to work — often only just barely — because senators who trusted and respected each other were willing, after substantial debate, to reach principled compromises and vote up or down.
Gustafson chopped out but just barely, the ball traveling only 6 feet.
I was getting by, but just barely.
Sen. Joe Manchin (W.Va). was the only Democrat who voted for Kavanaugh, and he survived — but just barely.
