barely able

Frequency: 7.311.2 per million words

only just succeeding in doing something

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Examples (10)

  • After the marathon, he was barely able to stand.
  • Through the thick fog, I was barely able to see the road ahead.
  • Her voice trembled, and she was barely able to speak through her tears.
  • With his low wages, he was barely able to afford rent and food.
  • After the accident, she was barely able to lift her arm.
  • I was so tired last night that I was barely able to keep my eyes open during the movie.
  • The box was so heavy that the child was barely able to push it.
  • The lecture was so complex that most students were barely able to follow the professor's logic.
  • The whisper was so faint I was barely able to hear what she said.
  • He found the situation so ridiculous he was barely able to contain his laughter.