Use of barely in Sentences. 40 Examples

The examples include barely at the start of sentence, barely at the end of sentence and barely in the middle of sentence

For urdu meanings and examples of barely click here

barely in the middle of sentence


  1. She was barely able to stand.
  2. He could barely read and write.
  3. Our accommodation is barely adequate.
  4. Our accommodation is barely adequate.
  5. We barely had time to catch the train.
  6. He growled with barely controlled fury.
  7. He growled with barely controlled fury.
  8. In August the heat is barely tolerable.
  9. They had barely time to catch the plane.
  10. They had barely time to catch the plane.
  11. At times, the heat was barely tolerable.
  12. He barely escaped being pawed by the dog.
  13. He could barely afford the railway fare.
  14. He could barely afford the railway fare.
  15. She was very old and barely able to walk.
  16. She was very old and barely able to walk.
  17. The truck barely skinned through the gate.
  18. He waited with barely concealed impatience.
  19. He waited with barely concealed impatience.
  20. Her foreign accent was barely perceptible.
  21. Sunlight barely penetrated the dirty windows.
  22. Though nearly twenty he was barely literate.
  23. I barely restrained myself from hitting him.
  24. I barely restrained myself from hitting him.
  25. Sunlight barely penetrated the dirty windows.
  26. Her face was barely discernible in the gloom.
  27. His lips curved in a barely perceptible smile.
  28. A viral illness left her barely able to walk.
  29. A viral illness left her barely able to walk.
  30. The water was barely dribbling out of the tap.
  31. The water was barely dribbling out of the tap.
  32. Pasternak gave him a barely perceptible smile.
  33. The hills were barely visible through the mist.
  34. There was a barely veiled hostility in her tone.
  35. Her speech was slurred and barely comprehensible.
  36. The act was barely justified by the circumstances.
  37. The male bird is barely distinguishable from the female.
  38. The male bird is barely distinguishable from the female.
  39. The islanders could barely survive without an export crop.
  40. The fake was barely distinguishable from the original painting.

Sentence Examples for Similar Words:

simmer

Word of the day

gnome -
ایک فرضی بونا جو زیر زمین خزانوں کا محافظ مانا جاتا ہے
A legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure.