barely cover
Frequency: 6.99.1 per million words
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Examples (10)
- The scholarship money barely covers her tuition fees.
- The small towel barely covered him after his swim.
- This budget will barely cover the project's most basic needs.
- A thin mist barely covered the valley in the early morning.
- The news report barely covers the full extent of the disaster.
- The insurance payout could barely cover the cost of the damages.
- Revenue from ticket sales barely covers the theater's operating costs.
- The single blanket was so thin it barely covered them from the cold.
- His meager salary barely covers his family's monthly expenses.
- A one-hour lecture can barely cover such a complex topic.