barely illuminate
Frequency: 6.87.2 per million words
to provide just enough light to see
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Examples (10)
- The single candle barely illuminated the dark cave.
- The weak moonlight could barely illuminate the path.
- Her small flashlight barely illuminated the corner of the attic.
- The distant streetlights barely illuminated the deserted street.
- A flickering lamp barely illuminated the ancient manuscript.
- The emergency lights barely illuminated the stairwell during the power outage.
- Fog and rain barely illuminated the winding road ahead.
- His explanation barely illuminated the complex problem.
- The weak glow of the screen barely illuminated his face.
- Even with the curtains open, the room was barely illuminated by the cloudy sky.