barely hide
Frequency: 7.210.1 per million words
To be almost unable to conceal a feeling or reaction.
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Examples (20)
- She could barely hide her smile when he made the clumsy mistake.
- She could barely hide her distaste when she tasted the soup.
- He tried to stay professional, but could barely hide his contempt for the new policy.
- He could barely hide his excitement upon hearing the good news.
- The children could barely hide their excitement as they waited to open their presents.
- Despite her professional demeanor, she could barely hide her disappointment with the results.
- Despite her cheerful words, she could barely hide the profound sadness in her eyes.
- The children tried to look serious, but they could barely hide their amusement at the clown's antics.
- I could barely hide my shock when they announced the winner.
- As he walked onto the stage, he could barely hide the nervousness in his voice.
- The CEO could barely hide his frustration during the tense press conference.
- She barely hid her contempt for his arrogant remarks during the meeting.
- He could barely hide his look of adoration whenever she entered the room.
- He’s trying to be brave for his family, but you can see he can barely hide his fear.
- You could barely hide your annoyance when the flight was delayed again.
- A faint smile played on her lips as she barely hid her satisfaction with the outcome.
- He was barely hiding a yawn, clearly bored with the long lecture.
- Even behind the sunglasses, he could barely hide the dark circles of exhaustion under his eyes.
- They could barely hide their relief when the difficult exam was finally over.
- The politician could barely hide his irritation when questioned by the persistent reporter.