barely Sentence Examples
- The exhausted hiker barely made it to the summit before collapsing.
- The wounded bird barely fluttered its wings, struggling to stay alive.
- The child barely tasted the soup before spitting it out in disgust.
- The store barely had any customers left, closing time approaching.
- The athlete barely managed to qualify for the finals, scraping by with the minimum score.
- The students barely paid attention to the lecture, their minds wandering elsewhere.
- The injured deer barely limped to a clearing before collapsing.
- The boat barely stayed afloat, tossed about by the raging waves.
- The old woman barely spoke above a whisper, her voice frail and weak.
- The car barely avoided a collision, swerving at the last second.
barely Meaning
barely (r)
only a very short time before
almost not
by a little
barely (adv.)
Without covering; nakedly.
Without concealment or disguise.
Merely; only.
But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare ( of quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there was barely enough for all; he barely escaped.
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FAQs About the word barely
only a very short time before, almost not, by a littleWithout covering; nakedly., Without concealment or disguise., Merely; only., But just; without any excess;
slightly, hardly, just, narrowly, somewhat, marginally, almost,scarcely, nearly, closely
vastly, easily, vastly, quite, well, quite, easily, substantially, substantially, considerably
The exhausted hiker barely made it to the summit before collapsing.
The wounded bird barely fluttered its wings, struggling to stay alive.
The child barely tasted the soup before spitting it out in disgust.
The store barely had any customers left, closing time approaching.
