Sentence examples for were barely from inspiring English sources

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were barely

adverb

By a small margin.

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They were barely puppies.

The New Yorker

They were barely enough.

The New York Times

Chelsea were barely distracted.

The Guardian - Sport

"We were barely alive".

The New York Times

We were barely articulate.

The Guardian - Music

They were barely songs.

The New Yorker

Interest rates were barely changed.

The New York Times

They were barely getting by.

The New Yorker

Those voices were barely heard.

The New York Times

Plymouth Argyle were barely recognisable.

The Guardian - Sport

"But they were barely rideable".

The Guardian

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