Sentence examples for were barely that from inspiring English sources

The men holding the weapons were barely that, and they shared a bottle of cheirinho da loló, passing the cheap chloroform-ether mix back and forth, sniffing it for a glossy high.

This morning, in our Live Member Chat Room, we discussed going short on the Nikkei (/NKD) at 20,000 and, as long as the Dollar is under 100 (it is, barely), that's one of my favorite shorts.

Mosley was barely that persuasive for the pro-censorship side when he said: "The really dangerous things are the search engines".

Well, my granny is barely that unless she's sitting on a pew on Sunday mornings.

The first time I got with someone at a pub, I was barely that key age.

Remarkably, the "demos" are barely that, with non-album tracks like "Mersey Paradise," "Where The Angels Play," the b-side "Something's Burning," and "Pearl Bastard" also shining.

Ten teams are averaging at least 25 points a game, and Indianapolis is barely under that.

Class II transposable elements were barely represented in that library.

Companies that were barely hanging on would have gone broke.

In contrast, JNK and ERK1/2 activation were barely affected, suggesting that they were unlikely to be involved in these processes.

Other than that Colombia were barely troubled.